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Clastic Rock Physics

Clastic Rock Physics is a branch of rock physics that specifically investigates the physical properties and mechanical behavior of clastic rocks—such as sandstones, siltstones, and mudstones—by establishing quantitative relationships between their microstructural characteristics (e.g., grain geometry, porosity, cementation) and geophysical observables, thereby enabling improved interpretation of subsurface conditions from geophysical data.

91

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6.6K

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255

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118

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2017–2026

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Relationships between compressional-wave and shear-wave velocities in clastic silicate rocks

John P. Castagna, Michael Batzle, Raymond L. Eastwood · Geophysics · 1985 · 1.6K citations

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Mechanical composition of clastic sediments

Jon Andreas Udden · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1914 · 769 citations

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Modeling elastic properties in carbonate rocks

Shiyu Xu, Michael Payne · The Leading Edge · 2009 · 453 citations

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Sedimentary Fractionations between Al, Ti, and Zr and the Genesis of Strongly Peraluminous Granites

Daniel García, Michel Fonteilles, Jacques Moutte · The Journal of Geology · 1994 · 266 citations

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The Guadalupian–Lopingian boundary mudstones at Chaotian (SW China) are clastic rocks rather than acidic tuffs: Implication for a temporal coincidence between the end-Guadalupian mass extinction and the Emeishan volcanism

Bin He, Yi‐Gang Xu, Yuting Zhong et al. · Lithos · 2010 · 174 citations

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Authors

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  1. JD
    Jack Dvorkin

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 402 citations

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  2. MP
    Michael Payne

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

    3 publications · 474 citations

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  3. JH
    J. H. Dunsmuir

    ExxonMobil (United States), United States

    3 publications · 35 citations

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  4. MD
    Max Deffenbaugh

    Saudi Aramco (United States), United States

    3 publications · 35 citations

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  5. AA
    Ambrosio Aquino‐López

    Mexican Institute of Petroleum, Mexico

    2 publications · 43 citations

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Institutions

118

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. ExxonMobil (United States)

    Irving, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. ExxonMobil (Germany)

    Hanover, Germany

    3 h-index

    13 publications

    1K citations

  4. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    563 citations

  5. Geological Survey of India

    Kolkata, India

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    93 citations

  6. Mexican Institute of Petroleum

    Mexico City, Mexico

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    158 citations

  7. Université de Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, France

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    130 citations

  8. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

    Chengdu, China

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    1.6K citations

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  1. Journal of Structural Geology

    8 publications · 325 citations

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  2. Geophysics

    6 publications · 2K citations

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  3. Engineering Geology

    6 publications · 297 citations

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  4. Sedimentary Geology

    4 publications · 71 citations

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  5. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 3 publications · 157 citations

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