| Maurice Lugeon |
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| Born |
July 10, 1870 |
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| Died |
October 23, 1953 |
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| Nationality |
 Switzerland |
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| Fields |
geology |
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| Known for |
nappe tectonics |
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| Notable awards |
Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
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Maurice Lugeon ForMemRS
[1] (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 liter of water per minute injected into 1 meter of borehole at an injection pressure of 10 atmospheres.
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| Name |
Lugeon, Maurice |
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| Short description |
Swiss geologist |
| Date of birth |
July 10, 1870 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
October 23, 1953 |
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