Depth variation of seismic anisotropy and petrology in central European lithosphere: A tectonothermal synthesis from spinel Iherzolite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B1, 2001, Pages 645-664

  Christensen, N I ^a   Medaris Jr , L G ^a   Wang, H F ^b   Jelinek, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH DETERMINATION; LHERZOLITE; LITHOSPHERE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SPINEL;

(CENTRAL); EUROPE;

EID: 0035092811     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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