Crystallinity, crystallite size and lattice strain of illite-muscovite and chlorite: Comparison of XRD and TEM data for diagenetic to epizonal pelites

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1119-1137

  Árkai, Péter ^a   Merriman, Richard J ^b   Roberts, Brinley ^c   Peacor, Donald R ^d   Tóth, Mária ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchizone; Chlorite; Crystallinity; Crystallite size; Epizone; Illite muscovite; Lattice strain; Very low grade metamorphism

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; MICA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEXTURES;

ANCHIZONE; CHLORITE; EPIZONE; ILLITE-MUSCOVITE; LATTICE STRAIN; LOW-GRADE METAMORPHISM;

X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHLORITE; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; DIAGENESIS; ILLITE-MUSCOVITE; LATTICE STRAIN; METAMORPHISM;

EID: 0030435015     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/5/1119     Document Type: Article

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