A modeling approach to understanding the role of microstructure development on crystal-size distributions and on recovering crystal-size distributions from thin slices

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1936-1945

  Amenta, Roddy ^a   Ewing, Anne ^a   Jensen, Amy ^a   Roberts, Sarah ^a   Stevens, Krista ^a   Summa, Michelle ^a   Weaver, Stephanie ^a   Wertz, Paxton ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer modeling; Crystal size distribution; CSD; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PRISMS; RECOVERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER MODELING; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; CRYSTAL VOLUME; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; MODEL APPROACH; PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; KINETICS; PETROGRAPHY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 37149030328     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2408     Document Type: Article

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