Chalk: Composition, diagenesis and physical properties

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

Volumn 55, Issue , 2007, Pages 97-128

  Fabricius, Ida L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Capillary entry pressure; Chalk; Diagenesis; Elasticity; Permeability; Physical properties; Porosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649129798     PISSN: 00116297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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