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Glasses and basalt glass-ceramics from the Spanish basalt rocks of the Canary Islands were obtained. Temperature-time-transformation (TTT) curves of the original glasses were taken, and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive x-ray microanalysis was performed in order to characterize the microstructure. Potential applications of these basalt glass-ceramics are as wear-resistant materials and as a candidate matrix for nuclear-waste immobilization.
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Hidalgo, M., Callejas, P., Rincón, J.M. (1987). Microstructure Characterization of Basalt Glass-Ceramics. In: Pask, J.A., Evans, A.G. (eds) Ceramic Microstructures ’86. Materials Science Research, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1933-7_12
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