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Authors: | Tarquini, S.* Favalli, M.* |
Title: | A microscopic information system (MIS) for petrographic analysis | Journal: | Computers & Geosciences | Series/Report no.: | 5/36(2010) | Publisher: | Elsevier | Issue Date: | May-2010 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.cageo.2009.09.017 | Keywords: | Granitoid rocks Geographic Information System (GIS) Image processing Petrography |
Subject Classification: | 04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.05. Mineralogy and petrology 04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.09. Structural geology 04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.11. Instruments and techniques |
Abstract: | The database and visualization facilities of Geographic Information System (GIS) software are employed to support the analysis of rock texture from thin section by image processing. A Microscopic Information System (MIS) is hence obtained. The method is applied to transmitted light images of 137 samples obtained from 8 granitoid rocks. A slide scanner and a mount for crossed polarization are used to acquire the input images. For each thin section 5 collimated RGB images are scanned: 4 under different directions of crossed polarization and 1 without polarization. A grain segmentation procedure, based on two region growing functions is applied. The output is converted to vector format and refined using editing tools in the MIS environment, which enables a straightforward match between the input imagery and the final vectorized texture. GIS software provides optimal management of the MIS database, allowing the cumulative measurement of more than 87,000 grains. |
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