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Evaluating pXRF instrument performance using reference materials
The portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) instrument provides fast, real-time, non-destructive, multi-element geochemical data (i.e. elemental concentrations) on rocks and minerals at a relatively low cost and with minimal sample preparation. This study quantifies the precision and accuracy of measurements collected by the WGNHS pXRF on reference materials...-
Evaluating pXRF instrument performance using reference materials
2023
Report: 50 p. (report) + 31 p. (appendices)
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Frac Sand in Wisconsin
The state's golden sands have inspired Wisconsin's version of a gold rush. This 2-page fact sheet shows where sandstone formations occur in Wisconsin, where frac sand is being mined and processed, why our sand is so popular, and how it's being used. -
The Economic Possibilities of Manufacturing Portland Cement in Wisconsin
Open-file report; contains unpublished data that has not yet been peer-reviewed. -
The Clays and Clay Industries of Wisconsin
Bulletin is titled Part 1; however, Part 2 was never published. -
Mineral and Water Resources of Wisconsin
Report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. Printed at the request of Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, U.S. Senate.