Fluid overpressure estimates from the aspect ratios of mineral veins

Tectonophysics

Volumn 581, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-47

  Philipp, Sonja L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluid overpressure; Hydrofractures; Layered reservoirs; Mineral veins; Normal faults; Sedimentary basins

Indexed keywords

HYDROFRACTURES; LAYERED RESERVOIRS; NORMAL FAULTS; OVERPRESSURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

LIMESTONE; METADATA; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SETTLING TANKS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

ASPECT RATIO;

CALCITE; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FLUID PRESSURE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LIMESTONE; MESOZOIC; NORMAL FAULT; OVERPRESSURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

BRISTOL CHANNEL; ENGLAND; KILVE; SOMERSET; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870451989     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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