ROCK-SCOPE
February 1st, 2002
BY MATTHEW BRACEAustralian researchers have invented a super-microscope that minutely examines the chemical components of a wide range of minerals and then produces a clear image to work from.It is being hailed as a breakthrough by geologists and mining companies.The project's chief, Associate Professor David Jamieson of the University of Melbourne's Microanalytical Research Centre, said: "It is particularly good at finding and taking images to show the presence and nature of trace elements in rock samples."It is sensitive to trace elements with a concentration ...
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