Melt topology and seismic anisotropy in mantle peridotites of the Oman ophiolite

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 164, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 553-568

  Jousselin, David ^a   Mainprice, David ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Mantle; Melts

Indexed keywords

MELT; OPHIOLITE; PERIDOTITE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TOPOLOGY;

OMAN;

EID: 0032583365     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00235-0     Document Type: Article

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