Scanning transmission electron microscopy using a SEM: Applications to mineralogy and petrology

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 579-590

  Lee, Martin R ^a   Smith, C L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dark field images; Feldspar; Focused ion beam; Kaolinite; Meteorite; SEM; STEM

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DETECTORS; FELDSPAR; ION BEAMS; KAOLIN; METEORITES; MORPHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON TRANSPARENT IMAGING; FOCUSED ION BEAM TECHNIQUE; KAOLINITE; PHYLLOSILICATES;

MINERALOGY;

IMAGING METHOD; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; PHYLLOSILICATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 33846972677     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461067050351     Document Type: Article

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