Microcrack growth and healing in deformed calcite aggregates

Date

2001

Authors

Zhang, Shuqing
Paterson, Mervyn
Cox, Stephen

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Elsevier

Abstract

Modelling of fluid flow in the Earth's crust depends on our understanding of the physical processes responsible for porosity production and porosity-reduction. This study concerns the role of thermally-activated processes on the evolution of porosity and

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Keywords: calcite; crack propagation; deformation; microcrack; structural geology Crack growth; Crack healing; Fluid flow; Permeability

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Source

Tectonophysics

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Journal article

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2037-12-31