Kinetics of precipitation of gypsum and implications for pressure-solution creep

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-281

  De Meer, Siese ^a   Spiers, Christopher J ^a   Peach, Colin J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Compaction; Deformation; Gypsum; Kinetics; Pressure solution

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; CREEP; GYPSUM; KINETICS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRESSURE SOLUTION;

EID: 0034068057     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.2.269     Document Type: Article

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