Small-angle X-ray scattering measurement of the internal microstructure of natural zircon crystals

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 631-640

  Radlinski, A P ^a   Claoue Long J ^a   Hinde, A L ^a   Radlinska, E Z ^b   Lin, J S ^c  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Environmental Sciences Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELASTICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOISOTOPES; X RAY SCATTERING;

SUBGRAIN BOUNDARIES;

ZIRCON;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; MINERALOGY; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIONUCLIDE; ZIRCON;

EID: 0345149387     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-003-0352-0     Document Type: Article

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