Crustal and upper mantle structure of the French Massif Central plume

Mantle Plumes: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 159-184

  Barth, Andreas ^a   Jordan, Michael ^b   Ritter, Joachim R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 40649115053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68046-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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