Fracture networks and fluid transport in active fault zones

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 343-353

  Gudmundsson, Agust ^a   Berg, Silje S ^a   Lyslo, Kellfrid B ^a   Skurtveit, Elin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID TRANSPORT;

BUOYANCY; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FLUIDS; MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; ZEOLITES;

FRACTURE;

ACTIVE FAULT; FAULT; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ORIENTATION;

ICELAND;

EID: 0035046681     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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