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Frank holds a Bachelor of Science (Waynesburg University) and Master of Science (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) degrees in Geology. His scientific career includes more than twenty years in materials characterization utilizing electron optics and x-ray diffraction. Frank started his career with the analysis of failures in specialty metals using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), and powder X-Ray Diffraction XRD). This was followed with the utilization of Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) to characterize the surface of specialty metals. He is currently working with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED), and EDS to identify regulated asbestos minerals as well as non-regulated and interference minerals.

Frank first caught the photography bug while working on his masters degree, using a disc camera. He became hooked and it didn’t take long to realize that the disc camera just wasn’t going to cut it. The next Christmas he found a Pentax k1000 35mm camera under the tree, a camera which he still owns (and uses on occasion). Photography has come a long way since those early days. Digital was still in its infancy back then and considered a novelty by most photographers (including Frank). The technology eventually advanced to the point where digital is now close to the quality of film. Today, he combines digital imaging with materials characterization on a daily basis.

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Total messages posted:153
New threads started:36
First message posted:11th Aug 2014
Latest message posted:15th Jan 2024

My Latest Discussions and Replies

9wBrazil Locality HelpPosted by Frank Craig. One reply in Field Collecting.May 2023Wisconsin, USA Locality HelpPosted by Frank Craig. 2 replies in Field Collecting.Apr 2023Locality (label) Help - Jumbo Basin, AlaskaPosted by Frank Craig. 2 replies in Field Collecting.Apr 2023Locality Assistance - Chunky Gal Mt,North CarolinaPosted by Frank Craig. 2 replies in Field Collecting.Feb 2023Karst Asbestos Deposit (Montana Asbestos Company Mine), Gallatin Canyon, Gallatin Co., Montana, USAPosted by Frank Craig. 3 replies in Localities.Jan 2023Collecting sites, Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina, USAPosted by Frank Craig in Field Collecting.Dec 2022Amoron'i Mania, MadagascarPosted by Frank Craig. 8 replies in Localities.Nov 2022Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada Co., California, USAPosted by Frank Craig. 2 replies in Localities.Aug 2022Big Sur, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey Co., California, USAPosted by Frank Craig. 7 replies in Localities.Oct 2021Fibrous Muscovite Locality HelpPosted by Frank Craig. 14 replies in General.Jun 2021Taming AsbestosPosted by Frank Craig. 15 replies to an article.Mar 2021Libby, Montana PhotographsPosted by Frank Craig in General.Jan 2021Deer Creek Mining District, Converse Co., Wyoming, USAPosted by Frank Craig. 4 replies in Localities.Mar 2017Locality Assistance: Riverside California (Crestmore Quarries?)Posted by Frank Craig. 6 replies in Identity Help.Feb 2017European Journal of Mineralogy ArticlePosted by Frank Craig. 2 replies in Improving Mindat.org.Feb 2017Scapolite From ?????Posted by Frank Craig. 2 replies in Identity Help.Oct 2016Help with Electron Diffraction (SAED) PatternsPosted by Frank Craig. 3 replies in Education.Jun 2016Help with translating a labelPosted by Frank Craig. 4 replies in Identity Help.May 2016pdf of American Mineralogist articlePosted by Frank Craig in Education.Mar 2016Looking for American Mineralogist ArticlePosted by Frank Craig. One reply in Improving Mindat.org.

 
 
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