README.TXT

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA OPEN FILE 4941

This Open File consists of a manual that describes the protocols for using the  
Multispec© and ImageJ computer programs to measure modal mineralogy from X-Ray 
maps generated by an SEM.  The manual additionally discusses the theory and the 
methodology for dealing with the problem of edge-effect pixels in rock samples and the 
problem of instrument drift.  The manual is presented in PDF format 
(OF4941_Lydon.pdf).  Note that the manual is in colour and is formatted for double-
sided printing.
 
Both Multispec© and ImageJ  are continuously under development and are made 
available by the developers free of charge to the user community.   It is recommended 
that the user download the softwares and their documentation directly from their sources 
on the world wide web. These web sites offer versions of the software for different 
platforms: 



Multispec©

http://dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu/~biehl/MultiSpec/



ImageJ

http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/



ExpressionNT plugin for ImageJ

http://www.ulfdittmer.com/imagej/index.html


For the convenience of the user, the Windows versions of the softwares used for the 
development of the protocols described here are included with this open file in the 
Multispec and ImageJ folders respectively, with permission of the software developers.   
Documentations of the softwares, as provided by the developers, are also provided with 
this Open File.  See the Multispec_readme.txt and the ImageJ_readme.txt files for further 
information.