Imaging global chemical and thermal heterogeneity in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle with garnets and xenoliths: Geophysical implications

Tectonophysics

Volumn 416, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 289-309

  O'Reilly, S Y ^a   Griffin, W L ^a,b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geotherms; Lithosphere mapping; Mantle geophysical properties; Mantle heterogeneity; Subcontinental lithospheric mantle

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; GARNET; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; XENOLITH;

EID: 33645847544     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.11.014     Document Type: Article

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