Continents as lithological icebergs: The importance of buoyant lithospheric roots

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 15-27

  Abbott, Dallas H ^a   Drury, Rebecca ^a   Mooney, Walter D ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalts; Continental crust; Lithosphere; Mantle; Subduction

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONTINENTAL CRUST; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0030695135     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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