Abstract
Etching characteristics of different planes of epidote indicate that the bulk etching rate V g for the plane (100) is a minimum and also that no angular track orientation anisotropy is observable on this or on the basal plane. The significance of these studies in the light of fission track dating of the mineral has also been discussed.
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Bal, K.D., Lal, N. & Nagpaul, K.K. Fission track etching studies of different planes of epidote. Phys Chem Minerals 8, 158–160 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00308237
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