Flow behavior of fine-grained synthetic dunite in the presence of 0.5 wt% H2O

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B8, 1999, Pages 17823-17845

  McDonnell, R D ^a   Peach, C J ^a   Spiers, C J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DUNITE; FLOW; OLIVINE; P-T CONDITIONS;

EID: 0033429044     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900075     Document Type: Article

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