Fractal modelling of the microstructure property of quartz mylonite during deformation process

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-68

  Wang, Zhijing ^a,b   Cheng, Qiuming ^a,b   Cao, Li ^b,c   Xia, Qingling ^a   Chen, Zhijun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Deformation; Fractal model; Microstructure; Quartz mylonite

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FRACTALS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUARTZ; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS; GRAIN SIZE; IMAGE PROCESSING; METAMORPHISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODELING; MYLONITE; QUARTZ;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248512407     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-006-9065-5     Document Type: Article

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