# Maurice Lugeon

> Maurice Lugeon FRS(For) HFRSE FGS 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 equivalent to one litre of water per minute, injected into 1 metre of borehole at an injection pressure of 10 atmospheres.

*Swiss geologist (1870-1953)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Switzerland
- **Born:** 1870-07-10
- **Died:** 1953-10-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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