Neutron pole figures compared with magnetic preferred orientations of different rock types

Neutron diffraction is an excellent tool for pole figure measurement of rock samples. Due to high penetration depth of neutrons for most materials neutron diffraction represents an efficient tool to measure complete pole figures with reliable grain statistics even in coarse grained or inequi-granula...

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Published in:Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2004-07, Vol.350 (1), p.120-122
Main Authors: Hansen, Anke, Chadima, Martin, Cifelli, Francesca, Brokmeier, Heinz-Günter, Siemes, Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystallographic texture
Magnetic anisotropy
Rocks
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Summary:Neutron diffraction is an excellent tool for pole figure measurement of rock samples. Due to high penetration depth of neutrons for most materials neutron diffraction represents an efficient tool to measure complete pole figures with reliable grain statistics even in coarse grained or inequi-granular materials. In the field of structural geology, the measurement of anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility is a standard technique to reveal the tectonic history of deformed rocks. The application of both techniques on still ongoing studies of Precambrian, Carboniferous and Quaternary rocks which are characterised by fundamental different tectonic evolutions and mineralogical compositions shows the wide field of relevance and importance of these methods in understanding tectonic processes in detail.
ISSN:0921-4526
DOI:10.1016/j.physb.2004.04.008