Emplacement mechanics of sandstone intrusions: Insights from the Panoche Giant Injection Complex, California

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 783-807

  Vetel W ^a   Cartwright, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MUDSTONE; PALEOCENE; SANDSTONE; SILL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956437901     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00439.x     Document Type: Article

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