Fluid flow in fault zones from an active rift

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-64

  Seebeck, H ^a,b   Nicol, A ^a   Walsh, J J ^c   Childs, C ^c   Beetham, R D ^a   Pettinga, J ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Fault zone; Fluid flow; Permeability

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; FAULT ZONE; FAULT ZONE STRUCTURES; GROUND WATER INFLOW; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; MAXIMUM FLOW RATE; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION;

BUILDINGS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUNDWATER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

FLOW RATE;

ACTIVE FAULT; BASEMENT ROCK; FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; GRAYWACKE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; LITHOLOGY; MESOZOIC; MIOCENE; PERMEABILITY; RIFT ZONE; SANDSTONE;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO RIFT;

EID: 84893691346     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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