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Modelling the evolution of vein microstructure with phase‐field techniques – a first look
Author(s) -
HUBERT J.,
EMMERICH H.,
URAI J. L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of metamorphic geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.639
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1525-1314
pISSN - 0263-4929
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2009.00839.x
Subject(s) - vein , geology , crystallization , field (mathematics) , crust , phase (matter) , crystal (programming language) , crystal growth , interpretation (philosophy) , earth science , microstructure , geophysics , mineralogy , engineering physics , computer science , materials science , crystallography , thermodynamics , metallurgy , engineering , chemistry , physics , mathematics , psychology , organic chemistry , psychiatry , pure mathematics , programming language
Vein microstructures in the Earth's crust contain a wealth of information on the physical conditions of crystal growth, but correct interpretation requires an improved understanding of the processes involved. In this paper the processes involved in the formation of veins are briefly reviewed, and the possibilities of modelling these processes using the phase‐field method are discussed. This technique, which is established in the computational materials science community to investigate crystallization processes, is shown to be a powerful tool to describe processes during vein formation and other geological processes involving crystal growth.