Poisson's ratio of eclogite: Implications for lower crustal delamination of orogens

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 909-918

  Gao, Shan ^a,b   Kern, Hartmut ^c   Jin, Zhenmin ^a   Zhang, Hongfei ^a   Zhang, Benren ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Delamination of lower crust; Eclogite; Orogen; Poisson's ratio

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALS; POISSON RATIO; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE WAVES; WATER;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES;

EARTH SCIENCES;

DELAMINATION; ECLOGITE; OROGENIC BELT; POISSON RATIO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ASIA; CHINA; DABIE MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 0346256531     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02yd0417     Document Type: Article

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