Seismic velocity anisotropy of phyllosilicate-rich rocks: Characteristics inferred from experimental and crack-model studies of biotite-rich schist

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 375-388

  Nishizawa, O ^a   Kanagawa, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acoustic properties; Microstructures; Seismic anisotropy; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; BIOTITE; CLEAVAGE; CONFINING PRESSURE; CRACK; P-WAVE; PHYLLOSILICATE; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; S-WAVE; SCHIST; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SH-WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 77954645897     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04614.x     Document Type: Article

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