Influence of rock fabric on fracture attribute distribution and implications for groundwater flow in the Nashoba Terrane, eastern Massachusetts

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 464-477

  Manda, Alex K ^a   Mabee, Stephen B ^a   Wise, Donald U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Foliation parallel fractures; Groundwater; Joints; Lognormal distribution; Nashoba terrane

Indexed keywords

FOLIATION-PARALLEL FRACTURE; LOGNORMAL DISTRIBUTION; ROCK FABRIC;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LITHOLOGY; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; ROCK MECHANICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; JOINT; TERRANE;

MASSACHUSETTS; NASHOBA TERRANE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41149180478     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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