Gently dipping fracture zones in Paleoproterozoic metagranite, Sweden: Evidence from reflection seismic and cored borehole data and implications for the disposal of nuclear waste

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Juhlin, Christopher ^a   Stephens, Michael B ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BELT; BOREHOLE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FRACTURE ZONE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SITE INVESTIGATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 33751090184     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003887     Document Type: Article

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