SELF-AFFINE FRACTAL GEOMETRY OF AGATE

Authors
HOLTEN T JAMTVEIT B MEAKIN P
Citation
T. Holten et al., SELF-AFFINE FRACTAL GEOMETRY OF AGATE, European journal of mineralogy, 10(1), 1998, pp. 149-153
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Mineralogy
Journal title
European journal of mineralogy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09351221
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
149 - 153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-1221(1998)10:1<149:SFGOA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The colorful bands of an agate have been analyzed by measuring the wid th (the standard deviation) of the greyscale profiles as a function of length. The bridge method was also used. These are common methods to test for self-affine fractal geometry. The profiles were found to be s elf-affine over about two decades; and Hurst exponents of 0.36 +/- 0.0 5 and 0.49 +/- 0.05 were measured.