Laboratory measurements of the physical properties of Triassic Evaporites from Central Italy and correlation with geophysical data

Tectonophysics

Volumn 492, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 121-132

  Trippetta, F ^a   Collettini, C ^a   Vinciguerra, S ^b   Meredith, P G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporites; Laboratory measurements; Permeability; Physical properties; Seismic properties; Vp Vs ratio

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; BOREHOLES; GYPSUM; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; ROCK PRESSURE; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOGRAPHS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WELL LOGGING;

EARTHQUAKE TRIGGERING; EVAPORITES; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SEISMIC PROPERTIES; VERY LOW PERMEABILITY; VP/VS RATIO;

SEISMOLOGY;

CONFINING PRESSURE; DENSITY; DOLOSTONE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; EVAPORITE; FLUID PRESSURE; GEOPHYSICS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LITHOLOGY; P-WAVE; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SEALING; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC PROPERTY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SULFATE; TRIASSIC;

APENNINES; ITALY; UMBRIA;

EID: 79957934073     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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