Fault architecture and related distribution of physical properties in granitic massifs: geological and geophysical methodologies

[EN] Geological and geophysical data acquired in several projects aimed to characterization of structures in granitic rocks, make possible to evaluate the efficiency and resolution of several geological and geophysical methodologies for their study. The analysis of the spatial distribution of fractu...

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Autores: Martí, David, Escuder Viruete, Javier, Carbonell, Ramón, Flecha, I., Pérez-Estaún, Andrés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/5501
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/5501
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fault zone
Fault zone architecture
Geostatistical modeling
Seismic velocities
Seismic tomography
Seismic anisotropy
Zona de falla
Arquitectura de las zonas de falla
Modelado geostadístico
Velocidades sísmicas
Tomografía sísmica
Anisotropía sísmica
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Sumario:[EN] Geological and geophysical data acquired in several projects aimed to characterization of structures in granitic rocks, make possible to evaluate the efficiency and resolution of several geological and geophysical methodologies for their study. The analysis of the spatial distribution of fracture density in granitic bodies makes possible to identify fault damage zones as well as the central fault cores. Measures of Fracture Index in a granitic massif can be used to generate 3-D stochastic models and simulations, which provide an image of the architecture of fault zones and the related distribution of physical properties. Geostatistical methods are a tool to integrate geological and geophysical data in 3-D. Borehole and surface geophysical data provide additional constraints for fracture mapping of a granitic body. High resolution reflection seismic experiments together with azimut variable vertical seismic profiles acquired in borehole, as well as surface tomographic 3-D acquisition, have proved to be very efficient in resolving the fault structure of granites.