Wojtek Use microstructure for describing microstructures defined by foliations and inclusion trails. Use fabric (or microfabric if you wish) for preferred orientation of quartz c-axes. Cheers Tim >Hello All, >I am preparing an astract for rocks textures conference and encountered >some terminological problems. Is there any way to avoid a repeat use of >a word 'microfabric' when comparing rock's microfabric (observed under >optical microscope) with its quartz c-axis microfabric (measured with >u-stage)? > >thanks in advance - Wojtek > >P.S. I thought about replacing 'quartz c-axis microfabric' with 'quartz >LPO', but my supervisor isn't convinced... Prof Tim Bell School of Earth Sciences James Cook University Townsville QLD 4811 Australia ph: +61 7 47814766 fax: +61 7 47251501 email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%