Automated mapping of K-feldspar by electron backscatter diffraction and application to 40Ar/39Ar dating

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1229-1241

  McLaren, Sandra ^a   Reddy, Steven M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argon; Deformation; Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD); Microstructure; Multidomain diffusion (MDD); Thermochronology

Indexed keywords

ARGON; AUTOMATED MAPPING; DEFORMATION; EBSD METHOD; EBSD-ANALYSIS; ELECTRON BACK-SCATTER DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION (EBSD); ELECTRON BACKSCATTER DIFFRACTION METHOD; K-FELDSPAR; K-FELDSPAR GRAINS; LOW SYMMETRY PHASES; MULTIDOMAIN DIFFUSION (MDD); ORIENTATION MAPPING; QUANTITATIVE MAPPING; ROCK DEFORMATIONS; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

AUTOMATION; BACKSCATTERING; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICATE MINERALS;

FELDSPAR;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; BACKSCATTER; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIFFRACTION; FELDSPAR; MAPPING METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORIENTATION; STRAIN; THERMOCHRONOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 52749084198     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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