Seismic properties of Anita Bay dunite: An exploratory study of the influence of water

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 841-855

  Aizawa, Yoshitaka ^a,b,c   Barnhoorn, Auke ^a,e   Faul, Ulrich H ^a,d   Fitz Gerald, John D ^a   Jackson, Ian ^a   Kovács, István ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tsukuba Space Center   (Japan)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dunite; Grain scale hydrofracturing; Hydrous mineral; Olivine; Seismic wave attenuation; Shear modulus; Viscoelasticity; Water

Indexed keywords

DUNITE; GRAIN BOUNDARY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR MODULUS; SILICATE MELT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE; VISCOELASTICITY; WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 41749108467     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egn007     Document Type: Article

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