Cathodoluminescence images made using a CL device attached to a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
(mostly older images, but I don't have much time for updates)![]()
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| sandstones | zircons | volcanics | carbonates | metamorphics | intrusives |
Most of these images were taken using filter monochromators which allow successive images to be combined to form a color image of the luminescence. Semi-technical details are available.
A production of:
Robert M. Reed
Research Scientist Associate III
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
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