Abstract
Electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) applied to crystal fabric research in speleothems aids in our understanding of the origin of those fabrics. A significant advantage of this approach is the three dimensional data set of crystal c-axes. Here, we show a rare case of both convergent (radiaxial-fibrous) and divergent (fascicular-optic) orientations of the c-axes in pool calcites. The seemingly defective structure of the calcite lattice resulting in radiaxial-fibrous crystal orientations is probably caused by differential incorporation of Mg during crystal growth. The observation that radiaxial-fibrous and fascicular-optic fabrics co-exist in the same pool environment is remarkable and documents the complexity of the system.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.44.1.8
Recommended Citation
Richter, Detlev K.; Adrian Immenhauser; Rolf Dieter Neuser; and Augusto Mangini.
2015.
Radiaxial-fibrous and fascicular-optic Mg-calcitic cave cements: a characterization using electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD).
International Journal of Speleology,
44: 91-98.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol44/iss1/8
