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... linear plot obtained for silica minerals made up of linked tetrahedrons ( see text ) . From B.J. Skinner and D.E Appleman , American Mineralogist ( 1963 ) ; Mineralogical Society of America INDIVIDUAL SILICA MINERALS Quartz . Quartz ...
... linear plot obtained for silica minerals made up of linked tetrahedrons ( see text ) . From B.J. Skinner and D.E Appleman , American Mineralogist ( 1963 ) ; Mineralogical Society of America INDIVIDUAL SILICA MINERALS Quartz . Quartz ...
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... linear - expansion coefficients , 1 4L L AT where L represents length . All data are based on at least three samples . Table 41 : Thermal Expansion of Rocks ( cal / cm2 . sec ) ( W / m2 ) dT dz ' temperature gradient : rock type degrees ...
... linear - expansion coefficients , 1 4L L AT where L represents length . All data are based on at least three samples . Table 41 : Thermal Expansion of Rocks ( cal / cm2 . sec ) ( W / m2 ) dT dz ' temperature gradient : rock type degrees ...
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... linear structure , such as the axis of the fold , grooves on a fault plane , or the direction of stretching of pebbles . The various mineral phases of a metamorphic rock have different physical properties and symmetries . When a rock is ...
... linear structure , such as the axis of the fold , grooves on a fault plane , or the direction of stretching of pebbles . The various mineral phases of a metamorphic rock have different physical properties and symmetries . When a rock is ...
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