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...ve]] velocity and [[S-wave]] velocity in [[brine]]-saturated siliciclastic rocks (i.e. [[sandstone]]s and [[shale]]s). ...s between compressional-wave and shear-wave velocities in clastic silicate rocks |journal=Geophysics |year=1985 |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=571–581 |doi=10.1 ...

...et al. in 1969, is a method to measure wettability of petroleum reservoir rocks. In this method, the areas under the forced displacement [[Capillary pressu USBM index is positive for water-wet rocks, and negative for oil-wet systems. ...

...}.<ref>Koenigsberger, J. G. (1938). Natural residual magnetism of eruptive rocks. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 43(3), 299-320.</ref> I ...

...ook |last1=Flügel |first1=Erik |year=2010 |title=Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application |edition=2nd |location= Berlin |p *{{cite book |last1=Gill |first1=Robin |year= 2010|title=Igneous Rocks and Processes |location=Oxford |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell}} ...

...wettability index''' is a quantitative indicator to measure wettability of rocks from [[relative permeability]] data. This index is based on a combination o ...dex values near -1 and 1 represent strongly oil-wet and strongly water-wet rocks, respectively) ...

...last5=Walker|first5=David|date=1996|title=Thermobarometry of mafic igneous rocks based on clinopyroxene-liquid equilibria, 0-30 kbar|journal=Contributions t ...alculate information about the environmental conditions present during the rocks' formation.<ref name=":02" /> While each rock is forming, it [[Chemical rea ...

...ical composition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Microfacies of carbonate rocks : analysis, interpretation and application|last=Erik.|first=Flügel|date=201 Usually, the presence of mud in sedimentary rocks is an indicator of low-energy conditions in a depositional system, so in hi ...

...he time-varying part of the viscosity dominates over the elasticity of the rocks, i.e., <math>\theta \gg E_{0}</math>. Interestingly, the relaxation modulus ...

...is a criterion to characterize dynamic two-phase flow characteristics of rocks (or dynamic rock quality).<ref name="Mirzaei-Paiaman2019">{{cite journal ...rop in conducting a fluid phase) have higher TEM versus saturation curves. Rocks with lower TEM versus saturation curves resemble low quality systems.<ref n ...

{{Short description|Yielding of soils and rocks to erosion}} ...'''erodibility''') is the inherent yielding or nonresistance of soils and rocks to [[erosion]]. A high erodibility implies that the same amount of work exe ...

...oor, [[felsic]]-to-intermediate [[igneous]] rocks, various [[metamorphic]] rocks, and evaporite minerals (i.e. [[sylvite]]).<ref name=ahr51>Ahrens., L.H. T ...application is towards determining the crystallization age of minerals or rocks enriched in potassium and depleted in calcium. Due to the long half life of ...

...ion|Linear relation between compressional wave velocity and the density of rocks and minerals}} ...ocity {{math|''v''_p}} and density {{math|<math>\rho</math>}} of rocks and minerals: ...

...1">Bar, N.; Barton, N.R. (2016). "Empirical slope design for hard and soft rocks using Q-slope". In ''Proc. 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, ..., Bar, N. (2019). The Q-Slope Method for Rock Slope Engineering in Faulted Rocks and Fault Zones. ''Proc. ISRM 14th International Congress of Rock Mechanics ...

...10-108}}</ref> Petrochemical analysis of the unit concluded that the mafic rocks in the area showed island-arc tholeiite and backarc basin signals, which wo ...of intrusions, including sills, dikes, and large misshapen masses of other rocks, primarily [[trondhjemite]]s and [[tonalite]]s.<ref name=":3" /> There is a ...

...ma_1</math> and <math>\sigma_3</math>) touches the failure envelope of the rocks. If the differential stress is less than four times the [[tensile strength] ...

...pp. 333–. {{ISBN|978-0-521-89307-7}}.</ref> Given the average density of rocks at the Earth's surface and profiles of the [[P-wave]] and [[S-wave]] speeds ...basis of compression alone. The dense interior cannot consist of ordinary rocks compressed to a small volume; we must therefore fall back on the only reaso ...

...n, but other substances, such as loose soils in the upper crust, malleable rocks, biological debris, and more are just a few examples of that which does not ...rth's crust. As evident from Fig. 1.1, different geological formations and rocks are found in accordance to the dominant deformation process. Gouge and [[Br ...

...netic properties of minerals with a view to understanding magnetism within rocks}} ...t2 = Moskowitz | first2 = Bruce P. | contribution = Magnetic properties of rocks and minerals | year = 1995 | editor-last = Ahrens | editor-first = T. J. | ...

...''rock mass plasticity''' is the study of the response of [[Rock (geology)|rocks]] to loads beyond the [[elastic limit]]. Historically, conventional wisdom ...r inelastic effects not observed in metals. Typical behaviors observed in rocks include [[strain softening]], [[perfect plasticity]], and [[work hardening] ...

...than remanence acquired in the Earth's field without heating; that heating rocks in the Earth's magnetic field could magnetize them in the direction of the ...