Structure of grain boundaries in wet, synthetic polycrystalline, statically recrystallizing halite - Evidence from cryo-SEM observations

Geofluids

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-104

  Schenk, Oliver ^a   Urai, J L ^a   Piazolo, S ^b,c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cryo SEM; Fluids; Grain boundary; Halite; Morphology; Recrystallization

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARY; HALITE; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 33645053235     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2006.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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