Arc-parallel flow within the mantle wedge: Evidence from the accreted Talkeetna arc, south central Alaska

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Mehl, Luc ^a   Hacker, Bradley R ^a   Hirth, Greg ^b   Kelemen, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Lattice preferred orientation; Olivine; Peridotite; Seismic anisotropy; Talkeetna arc; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DISLOCATION; FLUID FLOW; MANTLE PROCESS; OLIVINE; PERIDOTITE; PLATE MOTION; UPPER MANTLE;

ALASKA; TALKEETNA ARC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344082709     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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