Distribution of porosity in a section of upper oceanic crust exposed in the Troodos Ophiolite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B5, 1997, Pages 10133-10149

  Gillis, Kathryn M ^a   Sapp, Kimberly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CRUST; POROSITY; TROODOS OPHIOLITE;

CYPRUS, TROODOS MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0031450069     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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