Combined quantification of anisotropy and inhomogeneity of magmatic rock fabrics - An outcrop scale analysis recorded in high resolution

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 609-623

  Peternell, Mark ^a   Fatima Bitencourt M ^b   Kruhl, Jörn H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Fractal geometry; Inhomogeneity; Map counting; MORFA; Rock fabric

Indexed keywords

BOX-COUNTING; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FRACTURE STRUCTURES; HIGH RESOLUTION; INHOMOGENEITIES; INHOMOGENEITY; K-FELDSPAR; M-SCALE; MAGMATIC ROCK; MINERAL DISTRIBUTION; MORFA; ROCK FABRIC; ROCK FABRICS; ROCK SURFACES; SCALE ANALYSIS;

ANISOTROPY; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS;

FRACTALS;

ALKALI FELDSPAR; ANISOTROPY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; INHOMOGENEITY; LINEATION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA; MAPPING METHOD; OUTCROP; SYENITE;

EID: 79953026454     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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