A microscopic information system (MIS) for petrographic analysis

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 665-674

  Tarquini, Simone ^a   Favalli, Massimiliano ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geographic Information System (GIS); Granitoid rocks; Image processing; Petrography

Indexed keywords

CROSSED POLARIZATION; EDITING TOOLS; GIS SOFTWARE; GRAIN SEGMENTATION; GRANITOID ROCKS; INPUT IMAGE; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; REGION GROWING; RGB IMAGES; ROCK TEXTURES; THIN SECTION; TRANSMITTED LIGHT; VECTOR FORMATS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IGNEOUS ROCKS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PETROGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; ROCKS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TEXTURES; VISUALIZATION;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DATABASE; GIS; GRANITOID; IMAGE PROCESSING; PETROGRAPHY; SOFTWARE; TEXTURE; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 77950860385     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.09.017     Document Type: Article

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