Fracture-controlled fluid circulation and dissolutional weathering in sinkhole-prone carbonate rocks from central Italy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-395

  Billi, Andrea ^a   Valle, Andrea ^a   Brilli, Mauro ^b   Faccenna, Claudio ^a   Funiciello, Renato ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fault; Fluid; Joint; Sinkhole; Stable isotope; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTIONAL WEATHERING; FAULT ZONE; FLUID CIRCULATION; KARSTIC CAVITIES; SINKHOLE;

DISSOLUTION; FRACTURING FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS; WEATHERING;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

CALCITE; CARBONATE ROCK; DISSOLUTION; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE FLOW; KARST; MESOZOIC; SINKHOLE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947095440     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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