Mechanism for joint saturation in mechanically layered rocks: An example from southern Israel

Tectonophysics

Volumn 257, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 223-237

  Becker, Alexander ^a   Gross, Michael R ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE GEOMETRY; JOINT SATURATION; JOINT SPACING; LIMESTONE;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0029749916     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00142-5     Document Type: Article

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