Preliminary quantification of a shape model for etch-pits formed during natural weathering of olivine

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Nowicki, M Anna ^a   Velbel, Michael A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS; ETCH PITS; NATURAL WEATHERING; NORTH CAROLINA; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; SHAPE MODEL; THIN-SECTIONS;

ELECTRON OPTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

OLIVINE;

DIAMOND; ELECTRON; ETCHING; GRAIN SIZE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MINERAL; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955956503     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.043     Document Type: Article

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