The following programs were designed to streamline the data

          manipulation procedures for geologists at Stanford University.

          Three of the programs (Wdxtrans, Restrans, and Sstrans) are

          designed to work with data files produced by the Kevex Sesame

          microprobe automation package.  These programs act as filters,

          taking as input the Kevex data file and producing as output an

          ASCII file that will be accepted by other programs.  The

          remainder of the programs were acquired through various channels

          and can be used to further recalculate and plot the data.  These

          programs can be used on their own by producing data files within

          the program or using a word processor, etc.

               The programs reside on six 5 1/4" double-sided, double

          density IBM PC diskettes.  You may obtain the set of programs by

          mailing 6 blank, formatted diskettes along with return postage

          to:

                         Julie M. Paque

                         Center for Materials Research

                         105 McCullough

                         Stanford University

                         Stanford, CA  94305-4045

                         (415)723-6595

                         paque@denali.stanford.edu

          

          Wdxtrans, Restrans, Sstrans
          Wdxtrans, Restrans, Sstrans

          

               These three programs act as filters to transfer Kevex Sesame

          data files into input files suitable for other programs.  They

          are written in Fortran and the source code is included.  The

          source code is heavily commented to allow for easy modification

          by anyone with a knowledge of Fortran.  An executable version for

          the PC is included with each of the programs.  Standard ANSI

          Fortran 77 was followed so that the programs are portable to

          other machines with little or no modification.  The programs have

          been compiled and tested on both an IBM PC compatible computer

          (with MS-DOS 3.1 and Microsoft Fortran Compiler 4.1) and a VAX

          running 4.3BSD/Sultrix Unix.

               All of the programs are interactive and query the user for

          information or offer choices as appropriate.

               Wdxtrans (v.1) - produces a bare-bones input file to J.T.
               Wdxtrans                                                 

          Armstrong's CITZAF recalculation program version 2.03.

               Restrans (v.2) - produces input files for minform, minfile,
               Restrans                                                   

          pyx (not included here, almost identical to the pyroxene option

          of minform), and norm1.  See below for descriptions of these

          programs.

               Sstrans (v.1) - produces files that can be used by Genplot
               Sstrans                                                   

          (see below) or imported into a Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet.  An

          additional option produces a "text editor" or "SDF" format that

          consists of the sample name followed by the element data in the

          order it occurs in the Kevex file, each field is 8 characters

          wide.  There is no header line to the output file.  This type of

          file can be imported into many commercial database programs.

          





























          Genplot - written by Matthew J. Kramer, Dept. of Earth Sciences
          Genplot                                                        

          at Iowa State University.  To quote from the included

          documentation:

               "GENPLOT was designed to be an easy to use data entry,

               edit, and plotting program.  This program is a

               combination of a simple spreadsheet and plotting

               routines that include XY, ternary, tetrahedral, and

               scalar (distribution) plots.  Hard copies of the graphs

               can be made with a dot matrix printer capable of

               graphics mode and the HP 7470 series plotter.  The

               program is written in TURBO PASCAL for the IBM PC and

               compatible computers with either a CGA or EGA graphics

               board (640 by 200 pixels) and a minimum of 256K RAM."

               

          Minfile - Reference: Afifi, A.M. and E.J. Essene (1988) MINFILE:
          Minfile                                                         

          A microcomputer program for storage and manipulation of chemical

          data on minerals, American Mineralogist 73, 446-448.  To quote
                            ________________________                    

          from the included documentation:

               "MINFILE is a menu-driven program for the storage and

               manipulation of chemical data on minerals.  The program

               contains subroutines for rapid normalization of

               chemical analyses of any compound into a formula on the

               basis of a specified number of cations or oxygens, for

               conversion of elements to oxides and of oxides to

               elements, for performing arithmetic operation, and for

               plotting.  Several external subprograms are provided to

               optimize normalization and distribution of elements

               among sites for specific mineral groups.

                    MINFILE and associated programs were compiled with

               the Microsoft QuickBASIC compiler, v. 4.0 (Copyright

               Microsoft Corp.) to run on IBM PC, XT, or AT compatible

               microcomputers.  The programs require at least 320K of

               RAM and DOS 2.1 or higher..."

          

          Minform - converts wt. % to atomic stoichiometry and calculates
          Minform                                                        

          mineral endmember components for a variety of minerals (feldspar,

          olivine, pyroxene, garnet, amphibole, mica, oxides/spinel, other

          (allows specification of # of oxygen and cations for

          recalculation)).  Source code will run on PC and VAX.  The file

          MINFORM.DOC contains the documentation.

          

          Norm1 - does CIPW normative calculations.  The file NORM1.DOC
          Norm1                                                        

          contains the documentation.

          

          Qwikfix - takes wt. % input from the keyboard and calculates
          Qwikfix                                                     

          simple atomic ratios for several minerals.  The file QWIKFIX.DOC

          contains the documentation.