Electron backscatter diffraction analysis of zircon: A systematic assessment of match unit characteristics and pattern indexing optimization

American Mineralogist

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-197

  Reddy, Steven M ^a   Timms, Nicholas E ^a   Eglington, Bruce M ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

EBSD; Match unit; Microstructure; Pressure; Rare earth element; REE; Reflector file; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CONFORMAL MAPPING; CRYSTALLITES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PRESSURE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; SILICATE MINERALS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS; EBSD; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON BACK-SCATTER PATTERNS; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; MATCH UNITS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; REFLECTOR FILES;

ZIRCON;

BACKSCATTER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; DIFFRACTION; MANTLE SOURCE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; ZIRCON;

EID: 38649110433     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2008.2658     Document Type: Article

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