Serpentinization of the forearc mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 212, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 417-432

  Hyndman, Roy D ^a   Peacock, Simon M ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forearc; Mantle; Serpentine; Subduction

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FOREARC BASIN; MANTLE PROCESS; SERPENTINIZATION; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0042244183     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00263-2     Document Type: Article

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