Possibilities of computed microtomography application in micropalaeontological and lithological studies*

Stratigraphy and lithology

Section editor – PhD in geology and mineralogy Kirichkova A.I.

Article # 21_2012	submitted on 02/21/2012 displayed on website on 04/19/2012
9 p.	Zhuravlev A.V., Vevel Ya.A.
	Possibilities of computed microtomography application in micropalaeontological and lithological studies*
	*The article is presented in two languages, Russian and English. Possibilities of the computed X-ray and optic tomography in the micropalaeontological and lithological studies are considered. X-ray microtomography allows determining phosphate microfossils (conodonts) avoiding special sample preparation; evaluate the total porosity and concentration of sulfides. The optic microtomography promises results in histological study of conodont elements. Key words: tomography, micropalaeontology, conodonts, foraminifers, lithology, carbonates, silicites.
article citation	Zhuravlev A.V., Vevel’ Ya.A. Vozmozhnosti ispol'zovaniya vychislitel'noy mikrotomografii v mikropaleontologicheskikh i litologicheskikh issledovaniyakh [Possibilities of computed microtomography application in micropalaeontological and lithological studies]. Neftegazovaya Geologiya. Teoriya I Praktika, 2012, vol. 7, no. 2, available at: http://www.ngtp.ru/rub/2/21_2012.eng.pdf

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