Constraints on lower mantle physical properties from seismology and mineral physics

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 143, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 197-205

  Robertson, G S ^a   Woodhouse, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lower mantle; Minerals; Physical properties; Seismology

Indexed keywords

MANTLE (LOWER); SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030423686     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00134-3     Document Type: Article

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