4 Grain shape 135
4.1 Introduction 135
4.2 Brief review of theory 136
4.3 Methodology 143
4.4 Typical applications 154
5 Grain orientations: rock fabric 165
5.1 Introduction 165
5.2 Brief review of theory 166
5.3 Introduction to fabric methodology 170
5.4 Determination of shape preferred orientations 171
5.5 Determination of lattice preferred orientations 174
5.6 3-D bulk fabric methods: combined SPO and LPO 177
5.7 Extraction of grain orientation data and parameters 181
5.8 Typical applications 184
6 Grain spatial distributions and relations 199
6.1 Introduction 199
6.2 Brief review of theory 200
6.3 Methodology 204
6.4 Typical applications 212
7 Textures of fluid-filled pores 216
7.1 Introduction 216
7.2 Brief review of theory 217
7.3 Methodology 222
7.4 Parameter values and display 226
7.5 Typical applications 228
8 Appendix: Computer programs for use in quantitative
textural analysis (freeware, shareware and commercial) 232
8.1 Abbreviations 232
8.2 Chapter 2: General analytical methods 232
8.3 Chapter 3: Grain and crystal sizes 235
8.4 Chapter 4: Grain shape 235
8.5 Chapter 5: Grain orientations (rock fabric) 236
8.6 Chapter 6: Grain spatial distributions and relations 236
References 237
Index 260
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