Can in situ measurements of mantle electrical conductivity be used to infer properties of partial melts?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Park, Stephen K ^a   Ducea, Mihai N ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle conductivity; Sierra Nevada; Sulfide melt

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MANTLE PROCESS; PARTIAL MELTING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0041382660     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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