Continental magmatism, volatile recycling, and a heterogeneous mantle caused by lithospheric gravitational instabilities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Elkins Tanton, Linda T ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FLOOD BASALT; GRAVITY FIELD; HEAT FLOW; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MELTING; RHEOLOGY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; UPLIFT; UPPER MANTLE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 34548570641     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004072     Document Type: Article

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