Fabric-related seismic anisotropy in upper-mantle xenoliths: Evidence from measurements and calculations

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 195-209

  Kern, H ^a   Burlini, L ^b   Ashchepkov, I V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL DEPENDENCE; MANTLE (UPPER) XENOLITH; MINERAL ORIENTATION; PERIDOTITE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, BAIKAL, VITIM;

EID: 0029730815     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9201(95)03126-x     Document Type: Article

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