A composite geologic and seismic profile beneath the southern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico, based on xenolith mineralogy, temperature, and pressure

Tectonophysics

Volumn 442, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 14-48

  Hamblock, J M ^a,b   Andronicos, C L ^a   Miller, K C ^b   Barnes, C G ^c   Ren, M H ^b   Averill, M G ^b   Anthony, E Y ^b  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulite; Lower crust; Rift; Siesmic velocity; Xenolith

Indexed keywords

GRANULITE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; METASOMATISM; PARTIAL MELTING; RIFTING; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY; UPPER MANTLE; XENOLITH;

NORTH AMERICA; RIO GRANDE RIFT;

EID: 34548291523     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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