Phase transition buoyancy contributions to stresses in subducting lithosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 3563-3566

  Bina, Craig R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; METASTABLE PHASES; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEISMOLOGY; STRESSES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DEPTH DISTRIBUTION; EQUILIBRIUM PHASE; FAILURE MECHANISM; LITHOSPHERIC SLAB; LOWER PRESSURES; STATE OF STRESS; SUBDUCTION ZONE SEISMICITIES; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; MINERAL RESOURCES;

PHASE TRANSITION BUOYANCY; SUBDUCTING LITHOSPHERE;

BUOYANCY; LITHOSPHERE; PHASE TRANSITION; STRESS; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0030433027     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL03483     Document Type: Article

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