Reston Electron Microbeam Laboratory
Welcome to the Reston Electron Microbeam Laboratory!
Managed by the USGS Energy Resources Program for work with agencies, academia, and private companies to image and analyze micro-nanoscale properties
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The Reston Electron Microbeam Laboratory is a multi-user facility that maintains and operates state-of-the art electron beam instruments to image and analyze micro-nanoscale properties. Lab staff along with providing instruction in the operation of microbeam instrumentation to lab users also conduct microbeam research on a variety of geologic topics.
Laboratory Usage Details
The laboratory can be used by Federal, State, Local government agencies, universities, and private companies through interagency/fee-for-use agreements. Laboratory Staff can either train interested users on instrument applications/methods or samples:
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Below are USGS research items directly associated with the usage of the REML:
Thermal Indices Innovation Project
Hydrous Pyrolysis and Kerogen Conversion
Critical Mineral Recovery Potential from Tailings and Other Mine Waste
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Characterization of the unconventional Tuscaloosa marine shale reservoir in southwestern Mississippi, USA: Insights from optical and SEM petrography
This study presents new optical petrography and electron microscopy data, interpreted in the context of previously published petrophysical, geochemical, and mineralogical data, to further characterize the Tuscaloosa marine shale (TMS) as an unconventional reservoir in southwestern Mississippi. The basal high resistivity zone has a higher...
Lohr, Celeste D.; Valentine, Brett J.; Hackley, Paul C.; Dulong, Frank T.
Rare earth elements in coal and coal fly ash
The rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 elements sharing similar chemical properties. They include yttrium (Y, atomic number 39), scandium (Sc, atomic number 21), and the 15 elements of the lanthanide series, atomic numbers 57 (lanthanum, La) to 71 (lutetium, Lu). Because promethium (Pm, atomic number 61) does not occur in the Earth’s...
Scott, Clint; Kolker, Allan Application of electron microscopy TEM and SEM for analysis of coals, organic-rich shales and carbonaceous matter
This paper provides a brief summary of the history, development and variety of applications of electron microscopy techniques to analyze coals, organic-rich shales, and carbonaceous materials. General construction and principles of operation of transmitted (TEM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) are outlined, along with guidance on specimen...
Kwiecińska, B.; Valentine, Brett J.; Pusz, S.