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An improved water cell for the Emmons double-variation procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

J. Tarney
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Birmingham
E. D. Lacy
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Birmingham

Summary

An improved water cell for the Universal Stage is described for use in the Emmons double-variation procedure. The cell provides an increased heat flow to the mineral grains, and the technique of orientating and retaining the grains in the centre of the field of view is greatly simplified.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1965

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References

Emmons, (R. C.), 1943. The Universal Stage. Geol. Soc. Amer. Memoir No. 8.Google Scholar
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