Shear and compressional mode measurements with GHz ultrasonic interferometry and velocity-composition systematics for the pyrope-almandine solid solution series

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 99, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 273-287

  Chen, Ganglin ^a   Miletich, Ronald ^b   Mueller, Klaus ^c   Spetzler, Hartmut A ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0000918395     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03205-0     Document Type: Article

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