The effect of CO2 on creep of wet calcite aggregates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Liteanu, E ^a,b   Niemeijer, A ^a   Spiers, C J ^a   Peach, C J ^a   De Bresser, J H P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CREEP; GRAIN SIZE; MICROCRACK; MICROSTRUCTURE; P-T CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84859141850     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008789     Document Type: Article

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