Spacing and distribution of bed-perpendicular joints throughout layered, shallow-marine carbonates (Granada Basin, southern Spain)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 582, Issue , 2013, Pages 188-204

  Rustichelli, A ^a   Agosta, F ^b   Tondi, E ^a   Spina, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate reservoir; Grain size; Grainstone; Joint spacing; Mechanical stratigraphy; Rudstone

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; GRAIN SIZE; GRAINSTONE; JOINT SPACING; MECHANICAL STRATIGRAPHY; RUDSTONE;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATES;

CALCITE; CARBONATE ROCK; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIAGENESIS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAINSTONE; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; GRANADA BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 84870835703     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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