Is the oceanic Moho a serpentinization front?

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 148, Issue , 1998, Pages 71-80

  Minshull, T A ^a   Muller, M R ^a   Robinson, C J ^a   White, R S ^a   Bickle, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1542739039     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.148.01.05     Document Type: Article

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