3D analysis of rock textures: Quantifying igneous microstructures

Elements

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-245

  Jerram, Dougal A ^a   Higgins, Michael D ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D textures; Microstructure; Petrography; Serial sectioning; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROGRAPHY; TEXTURES; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

3D TEXTURES; CRYSTAL POPULATION; SERIAL SECTIONING; SERIAL SECTIONING TECHNIQUES; STATE OF THE ART; TEXTURAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

IGNEOUS ROCK; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; ROCK PROPERTY; TEXTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548336546     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.3.4.239     Document Type: Review

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