Articles | Volume 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-69-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-69-2023
Conference Abstract
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06 Sep 2023
Conference Abstract |  | 06 Sep 2023

The anisotropy of geomaterial granite

Franz Müller, Peter Hallas, and Uwe Kroner

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The anisotropic properties of granites – effects of tectonic emplacement mode on potential crystalline host rocks for nuclear waste deposits in Germany
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Saf. Nucl. Waste Disposal, 1, 67–68, https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-1-67-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-1-67-2021, 2021
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Granites appear to be isotropic, which qualifies them as suitable crystalline host rocks for nuclear waste repository sites. However, despite their optical appearance, granites show a primary structural anisotropy (Bouchez, 1997) that evolved during emplacement and crystallization of the melt. We present the first results of a systematic study of felsic plutonites, i.e. the GAME project, which aims to lead to a better understanding of felsic plutonites as a geomaterial.