Petrophysical Properties and Microstructural Analysis of Faulted Heterolithic Packages: A Case Study from Miocene Turbidite Successions, Italy

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X-ray microCT 3D images of the main types of fault cores found in the study areas: (a) sand-rich fault core and (b) clay-rich fault core (characterized by clay smearing). The samples come from the same fault, which is located at the Sassoscritto area. The grey images correspond to the rendering of the 3D X-ray microCT images, whereas the green volumes to the right are the segmented pore space.

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