Grain boundary wetness of texturally equilibrated rocks, with implications for seismic properties of the upper mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Yoshino, Takashi ^a,b   Takei, Yasuko ^c   Wark, David A ^a   Watson, E Bruce ^a  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE; WETTING;

EID: 26844454795     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003544     Document Type: Article

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