Geosciences
Analytical Characterisation of Rocks and Minerals
Held in the laboratory, where participants use the analytical tools themselves. It shows which questions the analyses answer and the limits of the results to expect from each method.
Overview
About the programme
Held in the laboratory, where participants use the analytical tools themselves. It shows which questions the analyses answer and the limits of the results to expect from each method.
Duration
3 days
Training hours
21 hours
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
What trainees will gain
- Use analytical techniques to define an analytical programme for a given set of samples and objectives.
- Interpret analytical results, identify their limitations and assess how well they answer the original question.
Content
What the programme covers
Analytical instruments and their development
- Optical microscopy, electron microscopy and associated microanalysis.
- FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
- Links with other methods: chemical and isotopic analysis.
- The importance of combining techniques for the physical and chemical characterisation of rocks.
Questions the analyses answer
- Dating, diagenesis and mapping.
- Mineral composition, porosity, permeability and resistivity.
- Pollutant speciation and pollutant–solid interfaces.
The answers analyses provide
- Samples and sample preparation.
- Laboratory case study: optical and electron microscopy, electron microprobe and spectroscopy.
- Results, interpretation, limitations and complementary analyses.
Who for
Target audience
Environmental engineers and technicians, geologists, and staff of materials and mining laboratories.
Method
How it is delivered
Hands-on laboratory work on analytical instruments, and a case study.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.