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Technical Feasibility of a Borehole Probe for In-Situ X-Ray Diffraction Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

G. Borgonovi ,
D. Epperson ,
G. Houghton  and
V. Orphan
G. Borgonovi
Affiliation:
Science Applications, Inc., 1200 Prospect Street, La Jolla, California 92038
D. Epperson
Affiliation:
Science Applications, Inc., 1200 Prospect Street, La Jolla, California 92038
G. Houghton
Affiliation:
Science Applications, Inc., 1200 Prospect Street, La Jolla, California 92038
V. Orphan
Affiliation:
Science Applications, Inc., 1200 Prospect Street, La Jolla, California 92038
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The mining industry uses coring as a standard method for the evaluation of ore deposits. Since coring is costly and time-consuming, increasing attention has been given to logging techniques capable of providing information about the orebody, thus allowing replacement of at least part of a coring program. An evaluation of the feasibility and potential for application of a variety of borehole logging techniques(l) concluded that X-ray diffraction (XRD) is one of the promising techniques for borehole assay, along with neutron activation analysis, X-ray fluorescence, photoluminescence, and infrared spectroscopy.

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Research Article
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 24: Twenty-Ninth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 4-8, 1980 , 1980 , pp. 197 - 201
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1980

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References

1. Steinman, D.K., Stokes, J.A., Vagelatos, N., Bryan, D.E., and Rock, D., “Future Research in Borehole Assaying Technology”, Volume I, Technology Assessment of Borehole Logging Techniques, Final Report on USBM Contract No. J0255018, March 1976.Google Scholar
2. Rorgonovi, G., Epperson, D., French, G., Houghton, G., Orphan, V., and Sengupta, D., “A Borehole Probe for In-Situ X-Ray Diffraction Analysis-Technical Feasibility and Application Study”, Final Report on USBM Contract No. H0282019, Submitted March 1980.Google Scholar