The role of hydraulic fractures and intermediate-depth earthquakes in generating subduction-zone magmatism

Nature

Volumn 398, Issue 6723, 1999, Pages 142-145

  Davies, J Huw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MAGMATISM; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; GEOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; VOLCANO; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0033545577     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/18202     Document Type: Article

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