Application of fractography to core and outcrop fracture investigations
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5787284
Purpose of this paper is to introduce geologists to the principles of fractography, especially those principles that govern the formation of fracture surface structures commonly observed in rocks. A knowledge of the inception mechanics governing the formation of a fracture's tendential and transient structures should provide geologists with a method to distinguish natural from coring-induced and handling-induced fractures in oriented core samples, and show how coring-induced fractures may be assisted in their formation by stresses that can be attributed to the drilling process. 118 figures.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Energy, Morgantown, WV (USA). Morgantown Energy Research Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5787284
- Report Number(s):
- METC/SP-79/3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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