During his time, mineral identification and classification was quite a messy thing. Only the most common minerals, like feldspar and quartz, and minerals of some economic value like ore minerals ...

Swedish physician, botanist and zoologist Carl von Linné is today famous as the father of binomial nomenclature, a system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two ...

Lawrence, MA – December 3, 2013 – EZ-ID software running on an oreXpress portable spectrometer is an ideal solution for fast, easy, and accurate mineral identification in the field.

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Identification of minerals founded on BSE signal segmentation can be challenging as some minerals have comparable BSE intensities. Advanced Mineral Identification and Characterization System (AMICS) ...

Lawrence, MA – August 11, 2016 – Spectral Evolution’s oreXpress™ spectrometer with EZ-ID software can provide critical real-time mineral identification for garnet minerals such as ...

CCGMS members will also hold demonstrations and mineral identification classes, and activities for kids include geode cracking and grab bags. Hours for the show are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and ...