I threw a piece if U Ore that I bought a couple years ago in the scope to see what it would show, here it is, no pic of the sample, it was pretty boring looking:
[A N A L Y S I S R E P O R T]
GENERAL CONDITIONS
------------------
Result File : UORE
File Version : 1
Background Method : Foil
Decon Method : Gaussian
Decon ChiSquared : 6.13
Analysis Date : 28-DEC-2014
Microscope : SEM
Comments :
ANALYSIS CONDITIONS
-------------------
Quant. Method : XPP/ASAP
Acquire Time : 400 secs
Normalization Factor: 100.00
SAMPLE CONDITIONS
-----------------
kV : 30.0
Beam Current : 100.0 picoAmps
Working Distance : 25.0 mm
Tilt Angle : 30.0 Degrees
TakeOff Angle : 35.0 Degrees
Solid Angle*BeamCurrent: 0.9
Element Line Weight% K-Ratio Cnts/s Atomic%
---------------------------------------------------------
Mg Ka 3.16 0.0117 9.87 5.37
Al Ka 8.21 0.0365 33.43 12.59
Si Ka 40.97 0.2064 194.23 60.36
Ca Ka 7.39 0.0471 33.73 7.63
Ti Ka 0.00 0.0000 0.00 0.00
Fe Ka 8.69 0.0743 32.49 6.44
Cu Ka 3.47 0.0309 9.58 2.26
Pd La 0.00 0.0000 0.00 0.00
Au La 12.69 0.1014 8.26 2.67
U La 15.42 0.1138 2.89 2.68
Total100.00
I was surprised by the gold. I guess I should have not been, U was first found in Gold mines so says the internets. But I am scanning a very tiny piece of the ore so who knows if it is homogenous throughout the sample.
Discussions
Become a Hackaday.io Member
Create an account to leave a comment. Already have an account? Log In.