Seismic-frequency laboratory measurements of shear mode viscoelasticity in crustal rocks II: Thermally stressed quartzite and granite

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 153, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 441-473

  Lu, Cao ^a   Jackson, Ian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Permeability; Quartz transition; Seismic velocity; Thermal microcracking

Indexed keywords

CRACKING; ELASTIC PROPERTY; GRANITE; LITHOSPHERE; QUARTZITE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0032410983     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050203     Document Type: Article

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