Maurice Lugeon
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Maurice Lugeon
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Born | July 10, 1870 |
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Died | October 23, 1953 |
Nationality | Switzerland |
Fields | geology |
Known for | nappe tectonics |
Maurice Lugeon (July 10, 1870 - October 23, 1953) was a Swiss geologist, and the pioneer of nappe tectonics. He was a pupil of Eugène Renevier. Named for Maurice Lugeon, the Lugeon is a measure of transmissivity in rocks, determined by pressurized injection of water through a bore hole driven through the rock. One Lugeon (Lu) is equal to one litre of water per minute injected into 1 meter of borehole at an injection pressure of 10 atmospheres.