4-D lithosphere mapping: Methodology and examples

Tectonophysics

Volumn 262, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 3-18

  O'Reilly, S Y ^a   Griffin, W L ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMOMETRY; LITHOSPHERE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; XENOLITH;

EID: 0030424138     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(96)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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