Interaction between pressure solution and clays in stylolite development: insights from modeling

American Journal of Science

Volumn 309, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 607-632

  Aharonov, Einat ^a   Katsman, Regina ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clays; Pressure solution; Spring network model; Stylolites

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CLAY; COUPLING; DEFORMATION; DISSOLUTION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HOST ROCK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PRESSURE SOLUTION; STRESS; STYLOLITE;

EID: 70350680466     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/07.2009.04     Document Type: Article

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