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The application of confocal microscopy to the study of stone weathering
Author(s) -
Rautureau Michel,
Cooke Ronald U.,
Boyde Alan
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/esp.3290180904
Subject(s) - weathering , microscopy , scanning electron microscope , confocal microscopy , materials science , optical microscope , confocal , resolution (logic) , scanning confocal electron microscopy , confocal laser scanning microscopy , optics , geology , mineralogy , composite material , geomorphology , biomedical engineering , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , engineering
Confocal scanning light microscopy is a valuable new method for examining the nature and progress of stone weathering at a level of resolution between optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Not only is it non‐destructive, but it can also create three‐dimensional images.