Jointing and Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale

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Jointing and Fracturing in the
Marcellus Shale
A discussion of natural fractures, or joints, present in the Marcellus Shale
and the hydraulic fractures that are induced during unconventional gas
drilling to extract natural gas.
P A L E O N T O L O G I C A L R E S E A R C H I N S T I T U T I O N
T H E S C I E N C E B E N E A T H T H E S U R F A C E
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