Diffusion creep in the upper mantle: An example from the Tanlu Fault, northeastern China

Tectonophysics

Volumn 261, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-329

  Ross, John V ^a   Mercier, Jean Claude C ^b   Xu, Yigang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; DIFFUSION CREEP; DISLOCATION CREEP; MANTLE (UPPER); XENOLITH;

CHINA, YITONG GRABEN;

EID: 0030423917     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00158-1     Document Type: Article

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