Seismic anisotropy under extended crust: Evidence from upper mantle xenoliths, Cima Volcanic Field, California

Tectonophysics

Volumn 321, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-296

  Soedjatmiko, B ^a   Christensen, N I ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Olivine; Petrofabrics; Upper mantle; Velocity; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; OLIVINE; P-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; XENOLITH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033909955     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(00)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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