Publication Name: AEGC 2021
Authors: Thomas Poulet, Ulrich Kelka, Vincent Crombez, Marcus Kunzmann, Teagan Blaikie, Heather Sheldon, Martin Lesueur
Date Published: September 2021
Number of Pages: 4
Abstract:
Faults play a critical role in controlling the movement of mineralising fluids and the resulting formation of mineral deposits. Numerical models are useful for understanding fluid pathways through faults and their host rocks. However, the heterogeneous and multi-scale nature of fault zones can make numerical modelling a challenge, and studies applied to specific locations tend to be expensive as they require custom-built models of complex 3D geometries. Here, we present a series of tools to investigate fluid flow in fault zones at various length-scales.