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Orientation and Misorientation Imaging

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As mentioned in the previous chapter, the purpose of the CIP method (computer-integrated polarization microscopy) is to perform three basic tasks:

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Heilbronner, R., Barrett, S. (2014). Orientation and Misorientation Imaging. In: Image Analysis in Earth Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10343-8_23

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