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Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 3078–3081 (1999)

Fractal Geometry of Rocks

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A. P. Radliński1, E. Z. Radlińska2, M. Agamalian3, G. D. Wignall3, P. Lindner4, and O. G. Randl4
1Australian Geological Survey Organization, GPO Box 378, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
2Department of Applied Mathematics, The Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
3Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6393
4Institut Max von Laue–Paul Langevin, 38042 Grenoble Cedex, France

Received 6 August 1998; published in the issue dated 12 April 1999

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The analysis of small- and ultra-small-angle neutron scattering data for sedimentary rocks shows that the pore-rock fabric interface is a surface fractal (Ds = 2.82) over 3 orders of magnitude of the length scale and 10 orders of magnitude in intensity. The fractal dimension and scatterer size obtained from scanning electron microscopy image processing are consistent with neutron scattering data.

© 1999 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3078
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3078
PACS:
61.43.Hv, 61.12.Ex, 91.65.-n
 
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