Tectonic fabric of the subcontinental lithosphere: Evidence from seismic, magnetotelluric and mechanical anisotropy

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 158, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 85-91

  Eaton, David W ^a   Jones, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Continental lithosphere; Electrical anisotropy; Mechanical anisotropy; Seismic anisotropy; Tectonic fabrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748502729     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2006.05.005     Document Type: Editorial

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