Fractal analysis and percolation properties of veins

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 155, Issue , 1999, Pages 7-16

  Roberts, S ^a   Sanderson, D J ^a,c   Gumiel, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; MINERALIZATION; PERCOLATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 0033453234     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.155.01.03     Document Type: Article

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