Texture analysis of volcanic rock samples: Quantitative study of crystals and vesicles shape preferred orientation from X-ray microtomography data

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 83-95

  Voltolini, M ^a   Zandomeneghi, D ^b   Mancini, L ^a   Polacci, M ^c  

^a SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Preferred orientation; Pumice; Synchrotron X rays; Texture analysis; Volcanic scoria; X ray computed microtomography

Indexed keywords

PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; PUMICE; SYNCHROTRON X-RAYS; TEXTURE ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC SCORIA; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; CRYSTALS; DATA REDUCTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ROCKS; SYNCHROTRONS; TEXTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAYS;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; PUMICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ROCK; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79953163440     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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