Thermal diffusivity of felsic to mafic granulites at elevated temperatures

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 251, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 241-253

  Ray, Labani ^a,b   Forster H J ^c   Schilling, F R ^b   Forster A ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

granulites; India; temperature dependence; thermal conductivity; thermal diffusivity

Indexed keywords

INTRINSIC ROCK PROPERTIES; THERMAL DIFFUSITIVITY;

HEAT TRANSFER; IGNEOUS ROCKS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MINERALOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

PETROLOGY;

GRANULITE; HEAT TRANSFER; P-T CONDITIONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751062026     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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