A new approach to quantification of metamorphism using ultra-small and small angle neutron scattering

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 7303-7324

  Anovitz, Lawrence M ^a,b   Lynn, Gary W ^b   Cole, David R ^b   Rother, Gernot ^b   Allard, Lawrence F ^b   Hamilton, William A ^c   Porcar, Lionel ^d   Kim, Man Ho ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^e Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; CONTACT METAMORPHISM; GRAPHITE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PETROLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449337201     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.040     Document Type: Article

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