Hydrothermal deformation of granular quartz sand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Karner, Stephen L ^a,b   Kronenberg, Andreas K ^b   Chester, Frederick M ^b   Chester, Judith S ^b   Hajash Jr , Andrew ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STATE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; QUARTZ; SAND; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 55349096170     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004710     Document Type: Article

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