The use of ArcGIS for determination of quartz optical axis orientation in thin section images

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-287

  Hassanpour, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

ArcGIS ModelBuilder; GIS database; Image processing; Monochromatic light; Optical axis; Thin section image

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; QUARTZ;

ARCGIS MODELBUILDER; AXIS ORIENTATION; GIS-DATABASE; GRAIN-BOUNDARIES; IMAGES PROCESSING; MONOCHROMATIC LIGHT; OPTICAL AXIS; SECTION IMAGE; THIN SECTION IMAGE; THIN-SECTIONS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARCGIS MODEL; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAIN DUST; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL;

EID: 84857356125     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03571.x     Document Type: Article

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