Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
Imaging rocks in three-dimensions through X-ray microtomography enables routine visualization of structures in samples, which can be spatially resolved down to the sub-micron scale. Although X-ray tomography has been applied in biomedical research and clinical settings for decades, it has only recently been applied to studies of rocks, and few geoscientists realize its value and potential. This contribution provides an introduction to the principles and techniques of X-ray microtomography to the study of igneous rock textures as well as reviewing the current state of the art. We hope that this short review will encourage more geoscientists to apply X-ray microtomography in their research and that this will lead to new insights into the processes that occur in magmatic (as well as other geological) systems.
Description:
Published
Description:
262-276
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2.3. TTC - Laboratori di chimica e fisica delle rocce
Description:
JCR Journal
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restricted
Keywords:
X-ray microtomography
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Rock textures
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Three-dimensional imaging and analysis
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Crystal and vesicle size distributions
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Lattice-Boltzmann simulation
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Permeability
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04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.05. Volcanic rocks
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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