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The main parameter that controls the groundwater flow regime in fractured aquifers is the fracture pattern. Its description is crucial for a hydrogeologic/hydraulic or geotechnical study. This paper, aims to describe and analyze the basic characteristics of the fracture pattern in Naxos Island, Greece. The parameters that were analyzed are: a) the frequency and spatial location of the fractures, b) the orientation of fractures, c) the dimensions of fractures, d) the density of fractures and e) the degree of fracture intersection. These parameters were analyzed separately for every dominant lithology of the study area.
The analysis revealed that there are five classes of fracture orientation in the study area, indicating a straight link between faults and fractures. The fragmentation in all lithologies is characterized by high degree of uniformity and very high density and interconnection density of the fractures are observed in areas where the alternations between marbles, schists and amphibolites are very intense.
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Partsinevelou, A., Lozios, S., Stournaras, G. (2011). Fracture pattern description and analysis of the hard rock hydrogeological environment in Naxos Island, Hellas. In: Lambrakis, N., Stournaras, G., Katsanou, K. (eds) Advances in the Research of Aquatic Environment. Environmental Earth Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24076-8_6
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