Petrological layering induced by an endothermic phase transition in the Earth's mantle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 1-1-1-4

  Mambole, Axel ^a   Fleitout, Luce ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TECTONICS; VISCOSITY;

ENDOTHERMIC PHASE TRANSITION;

PETROLOGY;

DEPTH; DIFFERENTIATION; MANTLE PROCESS; MODELING; PETROLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0037113619     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl014674     Document Type: Article

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