Experimental study of polycrystal growth from an advecting supersaturated fluid in a model fracture

Geofluids

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-200

  Nollet, Sofie ^a   Hilgers, C ^a   Urai, J L ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advection; Crystal growth; Supersaturation; Veins

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUND; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE FLOW; SUPERSATURATION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 33645845128     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2006.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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