Attributes and influence on fluid flow of fractures in foreland carbonates of southern Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1630-1643

  Billi, Andrea ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flexure; Fluid flow; Foreland; Fracture; Joint; Solution cleavage

Indexed keywords

FORELAND CARBONATES; FRACTURE NETWORKS; SOLUTION CLEAVAGE;

CARBONATES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LANDFORMS; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

CARBONATE ROCK; FORELAND BASIN; FRACTURE FLOW; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 24344446819     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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