Analytical electron microscopy of nanometer-scale hornblende lamellae: Low-temperature exsolution in cummingtonite

American Mineralogist

Volumn 82, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1079-1090

  Klein, Ulrich ^a,c   Sharp, Thomas G ^b,d   Schumacher, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OSTWALD RIPENING;

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; COARSENING PROCESS; COMPOSITIONAL DATA; DIFFUSING ELEMENTS; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANO-METER SCALE; PRECIPITATE FREE ZONES;

TEMPERATURE;

CUMMINGTONITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXSOLUTION; HORNBLENDE; LAMELLA;

EID: 0031413494     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1997-11-1205     Document Type: Article

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