Strength of the continental lithosphere: Time to abandon the jelly sandwich?

GSA Today

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 4-10

  Jackson, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; GEODYNAMICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; STRENGTH; TECTONICS;

EID: 0036741652     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/1052-5173(2002)012<0004:SOTCLT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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