Connectivity of aqueous fluid in eclogite and its implications for fluid migration in the Earth's interior

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Mibe, Kenji ^a   Yoshino, Takashi ^a   Ono, Shigeaki ^b   Yasuda, Atsushi ^a   Fujii, Toshitsugu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqueous fluid; Connectivity; Dihedral angle; Eclogite; Migration; Transportation

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONNECTIVITY; CRUST; ECLOGITE; FLUID FLOW; P-T CONDITIONS; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 18244415053     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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