Dilation of anisotropic rock salt: Evidence from Mount Sedom diapir

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B7, 1997, Pages 14853-14868

  Hatzor, Yossef H ^a   Heyman, Eli P ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST; DILATION; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; ROCK SALT;

ISRAEL, MOUNT SEDOM;

EID: 17044389063     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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