Quantitative Textural Measurements in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

By: Michael Denis Higgins

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Processes involved in the development of igneous and metamorphic rocks involve some combination of crystal growth, solution, movement and deformation, which is expressed as changes in texture (microstructure). Recent advances in the quantification of aspects of crystalline rock textures, such as crystal size, shape, orientation and position, have opened new avenues of research that extend and complement the more dominant chemical and isotopic studies. This book discusses the aspects of petrological theory necessary to understand the development of crystalline rock texture. It develops the methodological basis of quantitative textural measurements and shows how much can be achieved with limited resources. Typical applications to petrological problems are discussed for each type of measurement. The book has an associated web page with up-to-date information on textural analysis software, both commercial and free. This book will be of great interest to all researchers and graduate students in petrology.

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'it represents an excellent investment for anyone (including sedimentologists) using thin sections as research resource. It should be in all departmental libraries.' Geological Magazine

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Petrological methods	p. 1
Qualitative versus quantitative data	p. 2
What do I mean by texture?	p. 3
Information density and data sources	p. 4
Structure of this book	p. 5
Software applications for quantitative textural studies	p. 5
General analytical methods	p. 7
Introduction	p. 7
Complete three-dimensional analytical methods	p. 10
Extraction of grain parameters from data volumes	p. 13
Destructive partial analytical methods	p. 14
Surface and section analytical methods	p. 16
Extraction of textural parameters from images	p. 26
Calculation of three-dimensional data from two-dimensional observations	p. 33
Verification of theoretical parameter distributions	p. 35
Summary	p. 38
Grain and crystal sizes	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
Brief review of theory	p. 42
Analytical methods	p. 74
Typical applications	p. 102
Grain shape	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Brief review of theory	p. 136
Methodology	p. 143
Typical applications	p. 154
Grain orientations: rock fabric	p. 165
Introduction	p. 165
Brief review of theory	p. 166
Introduction to fabric methodology	p. 170
Determination of shape preferred orientations	p. 171
Determination of lattice preferred orientations	p. 174
3-D bulk fabric methods: combined SPO and LPO	p. 177
Extraction of grain orientation data and parameters	p. 181
Typical applications	p. 184
Grain spatial distributions and relations	p. 199
Introduction	p. 199
Brief review of theory	p. 200
Methodology	p. 204
Typical applications	p. 212
Textures of fluid-filled pores	p. 216
Introduction	p. 216
Brief review of theory	p. 217
Methodology	p. 222
Parameter values and display	p. 226
Typical applications	p. 228
Appendix: Computer programs for use in quantitative textural analysis (freeware, shareware and commercial)	p. 232
Abbreviations	p. 232
Chapter 2: General analytical methods	p. 232
Chapter 3: Grain and crystal sizes	p. 235
Chapter 4: Grain shape	p. 235
Chapter 5: Grain orientations (rock fabric)	p. 236
Chapter 6: Grain spatial distributions and relations	p. 236
References	p. 237
Index	p. 260
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