P- and S-wave velocities and densities in silicate and calcite rocks from the Peloritani Mountains, Sicily (Italy): The effect of pressure, temperature and the direction of wave propagation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 409, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 55-72

  Punturo, R ^a   Kern, H ^b   Cirrincione, R ^c   Mazzoleni, P ^a   Pezzino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basement rocks; Density; Peloritani mountains; Petrofabrics; Shear wave splitting; Velocity anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CALCITE; P-T CONDITIONS; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SILICATE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SPLITTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; PELORITANI MOUNTAINS; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 28444494748     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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