Evolution of dilatancy and permeability in rock salt during hydrostatic compaction and triaxial deformation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B3, 2001, Pages 4061-4078

  Popp, Till ^a   Kern, Hartmut ^a   Schulze, Otto ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c Ba für Geowissenschaften   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; DILATANCY; PERMEABILITY; SALT; SALT TECTONICS;

EID: 0034957986     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900381     Document Type: Article

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