Many think of geology as a science subject. But what if I were to tell you it was also a foreign language, written by Mother Nature herself, as an autobiography of planet Earth through its life. Let me explain.
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XRF Geochemistry – From solid rock to digital numbers
I use X-Ray Fluorescent Spectrometry (XRF) to geochemically analyse volcanic rocks that I collect from my fieldwork in the Lake District. This blog explains what XRF is and takes you through all the stages from collecting my samples to turning solid rock into numbers on an Excel spreadsheet that I can plot on graphs.
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