Microfractures: A review

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 69, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 377-394

  Anders, Mark H ^a   Laubach, Stephen E ^b   Scholz, Christopher H ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault; Fluid inclusion planes; Fracture; Microfractures; Paleostress; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CEMENTS; CRACK CLOSURE; FAULTING; FRACTURE; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; ROCKS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE IMAGES; DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; GEOLOGIC SETTINGS; MICROFRACTURES; MINERAL PRECIPITATE; OPENING DISPLACEMENT; PALEO-STRESS; SCALING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

CRACK; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT ZONE; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTURE; PALEOSTRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 85027916881     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.05.011     Document Type: Article

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