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DOI 10.5194/ejm-34-275-2022
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Title (Primary) Automatic element and mineral detection in thin sections using hyperspectral transmittance imaging microscopy (HyperTIM)
Author Daempfling, H.L.C.; Mielke, C.; Koellner, N.; Lorenz, M.; Rogass, C.; Altenberger, U.; Harlov, D.E.; Knoper, M.
Source Titel European Journal of Mineralogy
Year 2022
Department CLE
Volume 34
Issue 3
Page From 275
Page To 284
Language englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Abstract In this study we present a novel method for the automatic detection of minerals and elements using hyperspectral transmittance imaging microscopy measurements of complete thin sections (HyperTIM). This is accomplished by using a hyperspectral camera system that operates in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) range with a specifically designed sample holder, scanning setup, and a microscope lens. We utilize this method on a monazite ore thin section from Steenkampskraal (South Africa), which we analyzed for the rare earth element (REE)-bearing mineral monazite ((Ce,Nd,La)PO4), with high concentrations of Nd. The transmittance analyses with the hyperspectral VNIR camera can be used to identify REE minerals and Nd in thin sections. We propose a three-point band depth index, the Nd feature depth index (NdFD), and its related product the Nd band depth index (NdBDI), which enables automatic mineral detection and classification for the Nd-bearing monazites in thin sections. In combination with the average concentration of the relative Nd content, it permits a destruction-free, total concentration calculation for Nd across the entire thin section.
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Daempfling, H.L.C., Mielke, C., Koellner, N., Lorenz, M., Rogass, C., Altenberger, U., Harlov, D.E., Knoper, M. (2022):
Automatic element and mineral detection in thin sections using hyperspectral transmittance imaging microscopy (HyperTIM)
Eur. J. Mineral. 34 (3), 275 - 284 10.5194/ejm-34-275-2022