Effects of crystallographic anisotropy on fracture development and acoustic emission in quartz

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Timms, Nick E ^a   Healy, David ^a,b   Reyes Montes, Juan M ^c   Collins, David S ^d,e   Prior, Dave J ^f   Young, R Paul ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Claremont House   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Engineering Seismology Group   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952736955     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006765     Document Type: Article

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