The origin and properties of flint in the Upper Cretaceous chalk

One of the most critical geological/technical challenges affecting engineering projects in chalk with flints either for hydrocarbon/water exploration or infrastructural development is encountering flints, which mostly result in excessive wear or damage to cutting tools or drilling/tunnelling equipme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aliyu, Mohammed Musa
Other Authors: Murphy, William ; Collier, Richard
Published: University of Leeds 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.685245