Three-dimensional textural and chemical characterization of polyphase inclusions in spodumene using a dual focused ion beam - Scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM)

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 541-553

  Anderson, Alan J ^a   Mccarron, Travis ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

3d reconstruction; Dual beam fib sem; Fluid and melt inclusions; Granitic pegmatite; Inclusion petrography; Polyphase inclusions; Serial sectioning; Spodumene

Indexed keywords

3D RECONSTRUCTION; DUAL-BEAM; GRANITIC PEGMATITE; POLYPHASE INCLUSIONS; SERIAL SECTIONING; SPODUMENE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GRANITE; ION BEAMS; IONS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PETROGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLUID INCLUSION; INCLUSION; MELT INCLUSION; PEGMATITE; PETROGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLUME; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79960536470     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3749/canmin.49.2.541     Document Type: Article

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