The 'small-world' nature of fracture/conduit networks: Possible implications for disequilibrium transport of magmas beneath mid-ocean ridges

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-365

  Valentini, L ^a,b   Perugini, D ^a   Poli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'small world' networks; fracture conduit networks; graph theory; magma transport; mid ocean ridges

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAPH THEORY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CONDUIT NETWORKS; MAGMA TRANSPORT; MID-OCEAN RIDGES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

FRACTURE NETWORK; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA; MELT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 33845699299     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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