Mechanics of pressure solution seam growth and evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Zhou, Xiaoxian ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FIELD METHOD; GEOMETRY; LABORATORY METHOD; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650587098     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007614     Document Type: Article

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