Seismic evidence for a mantle source for mid-Proterozoic anorthosites and implications for models of crustal growth

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 199, Issue , 2002, Pages 125-134

  Musacchio, Gemma ^a,b   Mooney, Walter D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; MANTLE SOURCE; PARTIAL MELTING; PROTEROZOIC; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UNDERPLATING;

UNITED STATES;

MOHO;

EID: 0036999938     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.199.01.07     Document Type: Article

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