Percolation threshold and permeability of crystallizing igneous rocks: The importance of textural equilibrium

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 757-760

  Cheadle, M J ^a   Elliott, M T ^b   McKenzie, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulates; Percolation threshold; Permeability; Textural equilibrium; Trapped melt

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS CUMULATES; PERCOLATION THRESHOLD; PERMEABILITY;

COMPACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUILIBRIUM; IGNEOUS ROCK; PERCOLATION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; TEXTURE; THRESHOLD;

EID: 4744367349     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20495.1     Document Type: Article

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