Microfissural mapping of natural cracks in rocks: Implications for fluid transfers quantification in the crust

Chemical Geology

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 170-178

  Lespinasse, Marc ^a   Desindes L ^a   Fratczak, P ^a   Petrov, V ^b  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cracks; Fluid inclusion planes; Fluid transfer; Image analyzer; Microtectonic; Permeability

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; MAPPING; MICROCRACK;

EID: 28244467949     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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