The permeability of fractured rocks in pressurised volcanic and geothermal systems

Abstract The connectivity of rocks’ porous structure and the presence of fractures influence the transfer of fluids in the Earth’s crust. Here, we employed laboratory experiments to measure the influence of macro-fractures and effective pressure on the permeability of volcanic rocks with a wide rang...

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Main Authors: A. Lamur, J. E. Kendrick, G. H. Eggertsson, R. J. Wall, J. D. Ashworth, Y. Lavallée
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05460-4