The X-ray Imaging Scanner is primarily designed for imaging sediment cores (see main instrument page). However, here we list a few examples of other samples successfully run on the X-ray Imaging Scanner.
Rocks
![Amygdaloidal basalt.](/sites/default/files/images/Amygdaloidal%20Basalt2.jpg)
![Amygdaloidal feldspar.](/sites/default/files/images/Amygdaloidal%20Feldspar2.jpg)
![CIR B3.](/sites/default/files/images/CIR%20B32.jpg)
![Feldsparphyric basalt.](/sites/default/files/images/Feldsparphyric%20Basalt2.jpg)
![Sandstone.](/sites/default/files/images/Sandstone2.jpg)
Meteorites
![Ordinary chondrite.](/sites/default/files/images/Ordinary%20Chondrite2.jpg)
Fossils
![Shark tooth in manganese nodule.](/sites/default/files/images/Mn%20Nodule%20Shark%20Tooth2.jpg)
Biogenic materials
![Shell (<em>Arctica islandica</em>).](/sites/default/files/images/Arctica%20Islandica2.jpg)
![Coral (<em>Diploria labyrinthiformis</em>).](/sites/default/files/images/Long%20Coral2.jpg)
![Coral (<em>Porites astreoides</em>).](/sites/default/files/images/Small%20Coral2.jpg)
Speleothems
![Stalagmite.](/sites/default/files/images/Stalagmite2.jpg)
Hydrothermal Vents
![Black smoker.](/sites/default/files/images/Long%20Chimney2.jpg)
![Small chimney.](/sites/default/files/images/Small%20Chimney2.jpg)
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