The interface-scale mechanism of reaction-induced fracturing during serpentinization

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1103-1106

  Plümper, Oliver ^a   Røyne, Anja ^a   Magrasó, Anna ^a   Jamtveit, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETCH PITS; EXTERNAL FORCE; FIRST-ORDER; FLUID PATHWAYS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GRAIN SEGMENTATION; GROWTH THEORY; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; PETROPHYSICAL; SELF-PROPAGATING; SERPENTINIZATION; SOLID-STATE DIFFUSION; SURFACE PERTURBATIONS; WATER MIGRATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE; KAOLINITE; SERPENTINE;

OLIVINE;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERIDOTITE; SERPENTINIZATION;

EID: 84871672123     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33390.1     Document Type: Article

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