Elemental X-ray mapping of agglutinated foraminifer tests: A non- destructive technique for determining compositional characteristics.
Micropaleontology
By: R.F. Commeau, Leslie A. Reynolds, and C. W. Poag
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Abstract
The composition of agglutinated foraminiferal tests vary remarkably in response to local substrate characteristics, physiochemical properties of the water column and species- dependant selectivity of test components. We have employed a technique that combines a scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer system to identify major and minor elemental constituents of agglutinated foraminiferal walls. As a sample is bombarded with a beam of high energy electrons, X-rays are generated that are characteristic of the elements present. As a result, X- ray density maps can be produced for each of several elements present in the tests of agglutinated foraminifers.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Elemental X-ray mapping of agglutinated foraminifer tests: A non- destructive technique for determining compositional characteristics. |
| Series title | Micropaleontology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 380 |
| Last page | 386 |
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