The α-quartz trigonal symmetry revealed by fracture tests

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 695-701

  Reuschlé, Thierry ^a   Darot, Michel ^a  

^a EOPGS   (France)

Author keywords

Double Torsion; Fractography; Fracture propagation; Surface energy; quartz

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TESTING; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; QUARTZ;

CRACK PROPAGATION DIRECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION TESTS; DOUBLE TORSION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SUBCRITICAL CRACK GROWTH; TRIGONAL SYMMETRY;

CRACKS;

ALPHA QUARTZ; CRACK GROWTH; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; QUARTZ; TRIGONAL SYMMETRY;

EID: 0030452522     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/8/4/0695     Document Type: Article

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