The interaction of plumes with the transition zone under continents and oceans

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 379-391

  Nakakuki, Tomoekia ^a   Yuen, David A ^b   Honda, Satoru ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental crust; Convection; Lithosphere; Mantle plumes; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0030755031     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00233-6     Document Type: Article

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