XMapTools @XMapTools
Powerful compositional map processor that gives you the numerical tools you need to study rocks at the micron scale xmaptools.ch Berne, Switzerland Joined April 2017-
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XMapTools 4.4 is out! See what is new: xmaptools.ch/release-4-4/
We will be hosting a special online event on 28 February 2024 at 16:00 (UTC+1) to show you the latest developments in LA-ICPMS data reduction implemented in XMapTools 4.3. Register at: xmaptools.ch
We've released #XMapTools 4.3, which includes several improvements for reducing LA-ICPMS data. See what is new at xmaptools.ch/release-4-3/ and follow @XMapTools
This week we had the XMapTools course at the University of Brasília! It was a great time and I'm always happy to discuss petrology using @XMapTools and I'm already looking forward to the next one at @ufmg in 2024 🤍
New videos now available to show you how to work with #XMapTools and EPMA data. Have a look at xmaptools.ch/videos/ and follow us on YouTube youtube.com/@xmaptools
I have published the first tutorial for XMapTools 4.1 on the resources website resources.xmaptools.ch/tutorial-epma-… It will guide you through the classification, standardization and visualisation of EPMA data using maps from Duesterhoeft & Lanari (2021), JMG 38, 527-55 @XMapTools #tutorial
Playing in @XMapTools with a favourite sample on #ThinSectionThursday. Looking at the quant EDS data, importing into XMT and then calculating mineral formula. Last map is the plag An component, with alternate comps & zoning when included in garnet!🤩 #geology #rocks #ZeissNatRes
Falling in love with garnets ❤️ #XMapTools #garnet #petrology
XMapTools 4 beta 2 is available for download! This version includes new functionalities and several improvements to stability and compatibility. xmaptools.ch/release-4-beta… Download: xmaptools.ch or github.com/xmaptools/XMap…
For anyone working with element maps, check out the new and improved version of @XMapTools youtu.be/qmMKzRvgkuU
These X-ray maps show an interesting feature: symplectites around garnet, formed of plagioclase (XAn = 99) and white mica. Have you ever seen such a mineral assemblage for symplectites? The maps were obtained with EPMA and explored with @XMapTools.
Garnets also show compositional zoning, like this one right here of a nice spiral-like garnet from a metapelite. Image processed using @XMapTools
This week @GeoDrB 🎙has been cooking some UHT chats 🔥🔥with @petrochronics member @MahyraT chatting about her research, her love for #minerals such as this beauty, and teaching amazing tools such as @XMapTools to her students🤩 🎧Tune-in travelinggeologist.com/podcast/uht/
This week @GeoDrB 🎙has been cooking some UHT chats 🔥🔥with @petrochronics member @MahyraT chatting about her research, her love for #minerals such as this beauty, and teaching amazing tools such as @XMapTools to her students🤩 🎧Tune-in travelinggeologist.com/podcast/uht/ https://t.co/CR1dtN8If7
@thegeojesse @ElizabethCatlos @txgeosciences @MSG_1981 @MicroscopyTexas @MinSocAm @UMassGeo @XMapTools You know, I've been meaning to play around with XMapTools for a while now, and this was the perfect excuse to start. I'm inclined to agree that the subtle Ca zonation near the edges is much more visible! The bright inclusions sort of vanish, but they aren't the point.
This is a stunning image @thegeojesse. Mapping over large areas is a must for such samples 😉
The XMapTools’ team wishes you a prosperous New Year. We can’t wait to tell you more about what is coming in 2021. Spoiler alert, it will be new and big! Stay tuned, further announcements will be made here... #XMapTools
@Anthnyy @MSG_1981 @XMapTools Coincidently, I processed a garnet image using XmapTools, to show garnet zoning be affected by grain boundary diffusion due to breakdown of amphibole inclusion.

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