Multi-scale three-dimensional distribution of fracture- and igneous intrusion-controlled hydrothermal dolomite from digital outcrop model, Latemar platform, dolomites, northern Italy

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 957-984

  Jacquemyn, Carl ^a,b   Huysmans, Marijke ^a,c   Hunt, Dave ^d   Casini, Giulio ^d   Swennen, Rudy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; LEVEES; LIME; LITHOLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; GEOMETRICAL INFORMATIONS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS; QUANTITATIVE APPROACH; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; VERTICAL VARIATION;

FRACTURE;

DIGITIZATION; DOLOMITE; FRACTURE ZONE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LIDAR; LITHOLOGY; SPATIAL VARIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VARIOGRAM;

ITALY; LATEMAR PLATFORM; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE;

EID: 84930078835     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10231414089     Document Type: Article

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