Petrographic quantification of brecciated rocks by image analysis. Application to the interpretation of elastic wave velocities

Engineering Geology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 41-54

  Martinez Martinez J ^a,b   Benavente, D ^a,b   Garcia del Cura M A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Unidad Asociada CSIC UA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dolostones; Fractured rocks; Image analysis; Petrographic quantification; Ultrasonic wave propagation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ULTRASONIC WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PETROGRAPHIC QUANTIFICATION; ULTRASONIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

ROCKS;

CLAST; COMPLEXITY; DOLOSTONE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PETROLOGY; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 33847048593     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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