Intense fracturing and fracture sealing induced by mineral growth in porous rocks

Chemical Geology

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 197-209

  Noiriel, Catherine ^a   Renard, François ^b,c   Doan, Mai Linh ^b   Gratier, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crystallization pressure; Damage; Fluid rock interaction; Force of crystallization; Fracture sealing; Salt

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DAMAGE; DEFORMATION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE NETWORK; LIMESTONE; MICROCRACK; NUCLEATION; POROUS MEDIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALT; SANDSTONE;

EID: 74149090388     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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