Influence of grain boundary structure on dissolution controlled pressure solution and retarding effects of grain boundary healing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  van Noort, Reinier ^a   Visser, Hendrica J M ^b   Spiers, Christopher J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ENERGY BALANCE; GRAIN BOUNDARY; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE;

EID: 44449123608     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005223     Document Type: Article

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