Physical properties of fault zones within a granite body: Example of the Soultz-sous-Forêts geothermal site

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 342, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 566-574

  Géraud, Yves ^a   Rosener, Michel ^a   Surma, Fabrice ^a   Place, Joachim ^a   Le Garzic, Édouard ^a   Diraison, Marc ^a  

^a Et Université de Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

Fault zone; Granite; Permeability; Porosity; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE LOGGING; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GRANITE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PROTOLITH; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; FRANCE; SOULTZ SOUS FORETS;

EID: 77953411772     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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