Continuous versus punctuated vein widening in the Marcellus Formation, USA: the fine line between pressure fringes and hydraulic fractures

Calcite veins are common in organic-rich mudrocks, but their genesis and ability to transmit fluids are debated. A combined microstructural and isotopic investigation of an array of calcite veins recovered in core from the Marcellus Formation reveals that the veins grew via a combination of continuo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hooker, JN, Cartwright, J, Stephenson, B, Day, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2022