Melt distribution in olivine rocks based on electrical conductivity measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-11

  ten Grotenhuis, Saskia M ^a   Drury, Martyn R ^a   Spiers, Chris J ^a   Peach, Colin J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; OLIVINE; PARTIAL MELTING;

EID: 31544457599     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003462     Document Type: Article

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