Applications of X-ray computed tomograpy in the geosciences

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 215, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Mees, F ^a   Swennen, R ^b   Van Geet, M ^b   Jacobs, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0141795715     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.215.01.01     Document Type: Article

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