Insights into the evolution of the uppermost continental mantle from xenolith localities on and near the Colorado Plateau and regional comparisons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16769-16781

  Smith, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; XENOLITH;

COLORADO PLATEAU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034631625     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900103     Document Type: Article

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