Automated Mineral Liberation analysis is a technique used to quantify the mineral content and degree of liberation of the different minerals present in crushed and ground ore samples using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and image analysis.
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✓ Detectors: compatible with all Oxford Instruments EDS detectors, including legacy models. No detector upgrade required.
! Base software: requires AZtecFeature to be purchased, installed and licensed first. AZtecGeo is an application module that runs inside AZtecFeature.
! Software: requires AZtec 6.2 or later already installed on your acquisition PC.
✓ Microscope: any SEM or FIB-SEM running AZtec. Automated stage control is needed for large-area runs.
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Only one license can be generated per order.
Once you have purchased AZtecMineral you will receive the product key in an email notification from no-reply@estore.oxinst.com or noreply.NA.softwarelicensing@sentinelcloud.com, which will also include instructions on how to activate the licence.
Please read this document for more on how to activate your licence.
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AZtecMineral is an application module for AZtecFeature. It is not a standalone product. You must already own and have installed AZtecFeature on your acquisition PC. Because AZtecMineral runs inside AZtecFeature, it inherits the same hardware compatibility: it works with every Oxford Instruments EDS detector and with any SEM or FIB-SEM that already runs AZtec.
AZtecMineral is a powerful, automated Mineral Liberation Analysis solution. It enables ore characterisation, provides vital data on metal recovery and enables process yield characterisation using multipurpose SEMs. It is also a valuable tool for the characterisation of rocks in research environments, automating otherwise laborious optical analyses.
Exploiting the performance of up to four Oxford Instruments large area SDDs (Ultim Max), it provides accurate classification of minerals at speeds comparable to dedicated systems, but with the flexibility to perform other investigations as required.
• Reporting modal mineralogy
• Liberation yields
• Mineral associations
• Particle and grain size distribution
• Classification against a database of more than 5,000 reference minerals
• Analyses grains over a large area of the sample, typically several square centimetres, while retaining information on individual grains
• Samples can be grain mounts, polished specimens or thin sections
• Particles and the grains within them are detected using atomic number contrast from a backscattered electron image
• A combination of X-ray data and morphological data from the BSE image is used to identify the minerals
• Phase identification uses real-time full quantitative analysis during acquisition, including Tru-Q processing, delivering the accuracy needed to distinguish chemically similar phases
• The relationship between individual grains and parent particles is maintained for post-processing
• All map, pole figure, measurement, subset and material settings are stored within each dataset and can be re-analysed at any time
• Precious metal recovery (PGM)
• Base metal recovery
• Iron ore characterisation
• Coal, mineral impurity analysis
• Thin section characterisation and modal mineralogy
• Works with most SEMs and can be retrofitted to existing systems
• Grain relocation for more detailed analysis using WDS, EBSD and complementary EDS techniques
• Upgrade paths include large area mapping and quantitative EDS mapping
For the complete product detail, application notes and publications, see: AZtecMineral on nano.oxinst.com
COMPATIBILITY:
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Required Base Software |
AZtecFeature (required). AZtecMineral is a licensed application module and will not run without an active AZtecFeature licence on the same PC.
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Minimum AZtec version |
AZtec 6.2 |
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EDS Detectors |
All Oxford Instruments EDS detectors: Ultim Max, Ultim Extreme, Xplore, and legacy X-Max / X-Act |
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Multiple Detectors |
Up to four in parallel, 680 mm² total active area |
| Microscopes |
Any SEM or FIB-SEM running AZtec. Automated stage control required for large-area acquisition
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Operating System |
Windows 10/11 64-bit |
CAPIBILITY & LICENSING:
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Mineral Reference Database |
In excess of 5,000 reference minerals
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Sample Types |
Grain mounts, polished specimens and thin sections |
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Reported Outputs |
Modal mineralogy, liberation yields, mineral associations, particle and grain size distribution |
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Max Particles Per Sample |
200,000 across thousands of fields of view |
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Peak Throughput |
In excess of 120,000 particles per hour (hardware dependent)
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Quantification |
Tru-Q / Tru-Q IQ with pulse pile-up correction; TruMap peak deconvolution |
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Data Export |
Reports to Microsoft Word; data export to Microsoft Excel; H5OINA format |
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License Type |
Permanent License. Periodic updates available through OI View Portal |
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Licenses per order |
One. Dongle locked to the acquisition PC. |
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