Fracture flow and groundwater compartmentalization in the Rollin: Sandstone, Lower Mesaverde Group, Colorado, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 430-446

  Mayo, Alan L ^a   Koontz, Wendell ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mountain Coal Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual models; Fractured rock; Hydrogeochemistry; Sedimentary rocks; USA

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0012847902     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100400000056     Document Type: Article

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