Journal of
Geology and Mining Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Geol. Min. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9766
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGMR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 176

Full Length Research Paper

On the representative elementary volumes of clay rocks at the mesoscale

Lukas M. Keller
  • Lukas M. Keller
  • Zürich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
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  •  Received: 13 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 26 May 2015
  •  Published: 19 June 2015

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