Growth and mixing dynamics of mantle wedge plumes

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 587-590

  Gorczyk, Weronika ^a   Gerya, Taras V ^a   Connolly, James A D ^a   Yuen, David A ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantle wedge structure; Numerical modeling; Subducted crust melting; Subduction; Volcanic arcs

Indexed keywords

MANTLE WEDGE PLUME; MANTLE WEDGE STRUCTURE; SUBDUCTED CRUST MELTING; VOLCANIC ARCS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ASTHENOSPHERE; ISLAND ARC; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; OCEANIC CRUST; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC WEDGE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 34547116180     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23485A.1     Document Type: Article

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