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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

A scanning electron microscope is a type of electron microscope that produces images of a rock sample by scanning it with a focused beam of electrons. The electrons interact with atoms in the rock, producing various signals that can be detected and that contain information about the rock's composition.