Tescan TIMA Automated Mineralogy SEM for Fast, Reliable Petrography and Geoscience Workflows

Tescan TIMA is designed specifically for the realities of modern geoscience and mining research needs. It delivers quantitative mineralogical data rapidly, making rock classification, ore analysis, and textural studies more consistent and less dependent on manual observation.

Powered by automated workflows and a multi-EDS platform, TIMA unites imaging, chemistry, and mineral mapping in a single process, accelerating mineralogy without sacrificing accuracy.

Automated identification and quantification across the entire thin-sections

High-throughput mineral mapping with parallel EDS detection

Correlative data from BSE, EDS, cathodoluminescence, and Raman integration

Characterizing and resolving light element phases beyond EDS limits

Automated coordinate export for direct follow-up with EMPA or LA-ICP-MS

Main Benefits of Tescan TIMA for Automated Mineralogy and Geoscience Workflows

Automate Mineral Identification with Confidence

Classify and quantify minerals across entire thin-sections using rule-based algorithms and an extensive mineral database, no prior expertise required.

Detect Trace and Low-Abundance Minerals Reliably

Parallel EDS detectors with advanced spectral summing enable accurate detection of rare phases, even at very low concentrations.

Correlate Multiple Imaging Modalities in One Workflow

Combine BSE, elemental mapping, cathodoluminescence, and Raman imaging to build a complete mineralogical and textural dataset in a single run.

Extend Analysis Beyond EDS Limits

Identify minerals containing light elements such as lithium that are invisible to conventional EDS analysis.

Accelerate Analytical Workflows with Targeted Coordinates

Export mineral locations directly to EMPA or LA-ICP-MS systems for targeted analysis, eliminating manual search and saving valuable lab time.

Quantify Rock Composition for Robust Classification

Populate modal and chemical rock classification diagrams with Automated Mineralogy data to support both traditional petrography and modern geochemical classification.

Software Overview

Essence™ Interface for TIMA
A customizable, multi-user interface that automates beam alignment and optimizes conditions for reliable, repeatable mineralogical analysis.

TIMA Online
Automated acquisition and processing software with dedicated modes for mineral mapping, dot mapping, and BSE-only workflows. Enables real-time data control, template-driven setups, and mineral library building.

TIMA Offline
Licensed software for post-acquisition analysis that allows dataset review, filtering, and reprocessing. Includes advanced tools for spectrum identification, classification rules, and mineral profile creation.

Liberation Analysis Module
Performs particle detection, phase recognition, and mineral association analysis. Provides quantitative liberation data and yields that are critical for ore processing and geometallurgy.

Bright Phase Search Module
Automates the detection of rare or valuable mineral phases and reports associations, morphology, and distribution, accelerating follow-up analysis.

All modules are integrated into the TIMA environment, ensuring a consistent workflow and reproducible results across different users and applications.

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Output Examples

Modal and Chemical Rock Classification in One Workflow

Reconstruct Geological Event Sequences

Correlative Mineralogy in a Single Workflow

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TESCAN TIMA for GeoScience

Technical specification

Tescan TIMA Automated Mineralogy SEM	Simultaneous imaging and quantitative mineralogy
	Multi-EDS system for fast, high-throughput analysis
	Detailed phase mapping with minimal user input
	Automated mineral identification and quantification using a comprehensive mineral database or user-defined rules
	Detection of trace and low-abundance phases through spectral summing
	Stoichiometric calculations for minerals with light elements beyond EDS detection (e.g., lithium)
	Automated coordinate export for targeted EMPA and LA-ICP-MS follow-up
Included & Optional Accessories	Up to 4 EDS detectors for parallel acquisition
	Raman integration for correlative mineral identification
	Cathodoluminescence imaging for textural and compositional studies

Tescan TIMA Automated Mineralogy SEM

Simultaneous imaging and quantitative mineralogy

Multi-EDS system for fast, high-throughput analysis

Detailed phase mapping with minimal user input

Automated mineral identification and quantification using a comprehensive mineral database or user-defined rules

Detection of trace and low-abundance phases through spectral summing

Stoichiometric calculations for minerals with light elements beyond EDS detection (e.g., lithium)

Automated coordinate export for targeted EMPA and LA-ICP-MS follow-up

Included & Optional Accessories

Up to 4 EDS detectors for parallel acquisition

Raman integration for correlative mineral identification

Cathodoluminescence imaging for textural and compositional studies

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Czech Republic

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