The Kaapvaal craton seismic anisotropy: Petrophysical analyses of upper mantle kimberlite nodules

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2497-2500

  Ben Ismail, W ^a   Barruol, G ^a   Mainprice D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; SHEAR WAVES; SILICATE MINERALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES;

CRYSTAL PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; EARTH'S SURFACE; PETROPHYSICAL ANALYSIS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC PROPERTIES; SEISMIC STATION; SINGLE CRYSTAL ELASTIC CONSTANTS;

SEISMOLOGY; ANISOTROPY;

SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

CRATON; KIMBERLITE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

AFRICA;

EID: 0035392725     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL012419     Document Type: Article

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