Seismic velocity, heterogeneity, and the composition of the lower crust

Tectonophysics

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 249-259

  Brittan, John ^a   Warner, Mike ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Lower crust; Passive margins; Velocity structure

Indexed keywords

CRUST (LOWER); CRUSTAL COMPOSITION; HETEROGENEITY; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0030428369     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00130-8     Document Type: Article

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