Reference Specimens
Material Description Pricing
Ref-AgB Silver Behenate, CH3(CH2)20 COO·Ag,
d001= 58.38 ±0.01Å
$100.00/4gm.
Ref-Cri Cristobalite, SiO2, well crystallized $10.00/gm.
Ref-LB1 Lanthanum Boride, LaB6, (a=4.1570Å) $15.00/gm.
Ref-Si Silicon (a=5.4301Å ±0.0001) -200 mesh $10.00/gm.
Ref-Sod Sodallite, Na4Si3Al3O12Cl, (a=8.8799Å) $10.00/gm.
Ref-X Other materials. Request availability and price quote

Several reference specimens are supplied in powdered form for use as an internal displacing standard or as a reference for other diffractometer measurements. The silicon supplied is prepared from a stock of refined silicon that was calibrated against a standard spinel (a=8.0831Å). It is not identical to SRM-640 supplied by NIST. The other materials have been synthesized especially for The Gem Dugout