Evolution of porosity, permeability and fluid pressure in dilatant faults post-failure: Implications for fluid flow and mineralization

Geofluids

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 272-288

  Sheldon, Heather A ^a   Ord, A ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dilation; Fault; Fluid flow; Mineralization; Permeability

Indexed keywords

DILATION; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; MINERALIZATION; ORE-FORMING FLUID; URANINITE;

EID: 27744572311     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2005.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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