Contact zone permeability at intrusion boundaries: New results from hydraulic testing and geophysical logging in the Newark Rift Basin, New York, USA

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 689-699

  Matter, Jürg M ^a   Goldberg, D S ^a   Morin, R H ^b   Stute, M ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Geophysical methods; Groundwater hydraulics; Hydraulic testing; Igneous rocks

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ZONE; DIABASE; FLUID INJECTION; HYDRAULICS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IGNEOUS ROCK; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SILL;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NEWARK BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747145859     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-005-0456-3     Document Type: Article

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