A microscopic information system (MIS) for petrographic analysis

Authors:
Simone Tarquini;Massimiliano Favalli
Affiliations:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Via della Faggiola 32, 56126 Pisa, Italy;Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa, Pisa, 56126, Via della Faggiola 32, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Venue:
Computers & Geosciences
Year:
2010

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Abstract

The database and visualization facilities of Geographic Information System (GIS) software are employed to support the analysis of rock texture from thin section by image processing. A Microscopic Information System (MIS) is hence obtained. The method is applied to transmitted light images of 137 samples obtained from 8 granitoid rocks. A slide scanner and a mount for crossed polarization are used to acquire the input images. For each thin section 5 collimated RGB images are scanned: 4 under different directions of crossed polarization and 1 without polarization. A grain segmentation procedure, based on two region growing functions is applied. The output is converted to vector format and refined using editing tools in the MIS environment, which enables a straightforward match between the input imagery and the final vectorized texture. GIS software provides optimal management of the MIS database, allowing the cumulative measurement of more than 87,000 grains.