MagIC Method Codes

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MagIC Method Codes

Code	Method Type	URL	Description
SP-ACID	Sample Preparation		Acid leaching.
SP-CRUSH	Sample Preparation		Crushing of sample.
SP-EM	Sample Preparation		Samples embedded in matrix.
SP-HAND	Sample Preparation		Hand picking of grain sample.
SP-HL	Sample Preparation		Heavy liquid mineral separation.
SP-LD	Sample Preparation		Lab drill.
SP-MAGN	Sample Preparation		Magnetic (mineral) separation.
SP-POL	Sample Preparation		Polishing of sample surface.
SP-RM	Sample Preparation		Powdering of sample by ring mill with metal inserts.
SP-RMA	Sample Preparation		Powdering of sample by ring mill with agate inserts.
SP-SAW	Sample Preparation		Sawing rocks with diamond blade rock saw.
SP-SHTBOX	Sample Preparation		Powdering of sample by shatterbox.
SP-SS-A	Sample Preparation	LINK	Sub sampling: Archeological artifact. Collinson 1983.
SP-SS-C	Sample Preparation	LINK	Sub sampling: Core. Collinson 1983.
SP-SS-U	Sample Preparation		Sub sampling: U-Channel.
SP-SYN	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material.
SP-SYN-AN	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Annealing.
SP-SYN-DISP	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Dispersion of magnetic particles in a certain matrix.
SP-SYN-GC	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Glass ceramic. Worm & Markert 1987.
SP-SYN-RED	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Reduction.
SP-SYN-SG	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Solution growth.
SP-SYN-TFS	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Thin film sputtering.
SP-SYN-TFS-A	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Thin film sputtering atom by atom.
SP-SYN-TFS-M	Sample Preparation		Making synthetic material: Thin film sputtering by Masking.