The effect of rock fabric on P-wave velocity distribution in amphibolites

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-47

  Vajdova V ^a   Prikryl R ^a   Pros, Z ^b   Klima K ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Amphibolites; Grain size; Image analysis; Laboratory measurement; P wave velocity anisotropy; Rock fabric; Shape preferred orientation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; P-WAVE; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0345363100     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00044-8     Document Type: Article

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