On the separation of crustal component from subducted oceanic lithosphere near the 660 km discontinuity

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 103-111

  Karato, Shun Ichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLDING; MANTLE; OCEAN CRUST; OCEAN LITHOSPHERE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0030977601     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03198-6     Document Type: Article

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