Investigation of porosity and permeability effects from microstructure changes during limestone dissolution

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Noiriel, Catherine ^a,b   Gouze, Philippe ^a   Bernard, Dominique ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

1010 Geochemistry: Chemical evolution; 5112 Physical properties of rocks: Microstructure; 5114 Physical properties of rocks: Permeability and porosity; 5139 Physical properties of rocks: Transport properties; 5194 Physical properties of rocks: Instruments and techniques

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FLUID-ROCK INTERFACE; PERMEABILITY EFFECTS; PORE NETWORK GEOMETRY; X-RAY MIROCHROMATOGRAPHY;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

DISSOLUTION; FLUID FLOW; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK PROPERTY;

EID: 14644408122     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021572     Document Type: Article

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