Porosity evolution and crystallization-driven fragmentation during weathering of andesite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Jamtveit, Bjrn ^a   Kobchenko, Maya ^a   Austrheim, Hkon ^a   Malthe Soørenssen, Anders ^a   Ryne, Anja ^a   Svensen, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; CALCITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FERRIHYDRITE; FRACTURE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; POROSITY; STRESS; SUPERSATURATION; WEATHERING;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN;

EID: 84055221903     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008649     Document Type: Article

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