An investigation of some sediment-filled fractures within redbed sandstones of the UK

Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-53

  Hough, E ^a   Pearce, J M ^a   Kemp, S J ^a   Williams, G M ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DEVONIAN; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745684729     PISSN: 00440604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/pygs.56.1.41     Document Type: Article

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