Mineralogy and elasticity of the oceanic upper mantle: Origin of the low-velocity zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Stixrude, Lars ^a   Lithgow Bertelloni, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MINERALOGY; OCEANIC CRUST;

EID: 21844457174     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB002965     Document Type: Review

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