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Permeability in carbonates is strongly influenced by the presence of fracture patterns. Carbonate rocks achieve fracturing both during diagenesis and tectonic processes. Spatial distribution of brittle deformation rules the secondary permeability of carbonatic rocks and therefore the accumulation and the pathway of deep fluids (ground-water,...

Faults have a (brittle) deformation zone that can be described as the presence of two distintive zones: an internal Fault core (FC) and an external Fault Damage Zone (FDZ). The FC is characterized by grinding processes that comminute the rock grains to a final grain-size distribution characterized by the prevalence of smaller grains over...

Travertines are continental carbonatic rocks characterized by a poor layering with a strong internal lamination. Travertines form by the interplay between chemical and microbial activity in a wide range of depositional environments (from ponds to cascades) reflecting different hydrodynamics regimes. The resulting geometry show a typical spatial...