A new technique to automatically quantify microstructures of fine grained carbonate mylonites: Two-step etching combined with SEM imaging and image analysis

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 391-400

  Herwegh, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION MAPS; FINE GRAINED CARBONATE MYLONITES; GRAIN BOUNDARY MAPS;

ACETIC ACID; CALCITE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ETCHING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ROCKS;

CARBONATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MYLONITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034040233     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00165-0     Document Type: Article

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