Stylolites in limestones: Barriers to fluid flow?

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-54

  Heap, Michael J ^a   Baud, Patrick ^a   Reuschlé, Thierry ^a   Meredith, Philip G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS;

DISCONTINUOUS PRESSURES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LABORATORY STUDIES; PERFORATED LAYERS; PERMEABILITY BARRIERS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

LIMESTONE;

FLUID FLOW; HOST ROCK; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POWER LAW; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STYLOLITE;

EID: 84891640113     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34900.1     Document Type: Article

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