Effects of melt depletion on the density and seismic velocity of garnet and spinel lherzolite

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Schutt, D L ^a   Lesher, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GARNET; LHERZOLITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MELTING; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SPINEL;

EID: 33745778491     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002950     Document Type: Article

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