Development of stress-induced microcracks in Westerly Granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1976, Pages 103-112

  Tapponnier, Paul ^a   Brace, W F ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

IRON DEPOSITS - HYSTERESIS;

GRANITE;

EID: 0016940219     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(76)91937-9     Document Type: Article

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