Compositional variation of density and seismic velocities in natural peridotites at STP conditions: Implications for seismic imaging of compositional heterogeneities in the upper mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Lee, Cin Ty Aeolus ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Lithosphere; Peridotite; Seismic velocity; Tectosphere; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

IMAGING METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; PERIDOTITE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; UPPER MANTLE; XENOLITH;

EID: 0348159751     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jb002413     Document Type: Article

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