Partial-melt electrical conductivity: Influence of melt composition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B4, 1999, Pages 7055-7065

  Roberts, Jeffery J ^a   Tyburczy, James A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PARTIAL MELTING;

EID: 0033541397     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900111     Document Type: Article

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