Origin of the crustal low velocity layer of qinling and North China: Evidence from laboratory measurement of P-wave velocity in rocks at high PT conditions

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 650-652

  Zhao, Zhi Dan ^a   Gao, Shan ^b   Luo, Ting Chuan ^b   Zhang, Ben Ren ^b   Xie, Hong Sen ^a   Zhang, Yue Ming ^a   Xu, Hui Gang ^a   Guo, Jie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal lower velocity layers; Dehydration and phase transition; Partial melt; Seismic velocity in rocks; The Qinling Orogenic Belt and North China Craton

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; LOW VELOCITY LAYER; PARTIAL MELTING; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

EID: 0030427417     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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