An integrated study of microstructural, geochemical, and seismic properties of the lithospheric mantle above the Kerguelen plume (Indian Ocean)

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Bascou, J ^a   Delpech, G ^b,c   Vauchez, A ^d   Moine, B N ^a,c   Cottin, J Y ^a,c   Barruol, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Crystallographic fabric; Kerguelen; Lithosphere; Mantle plume; Metasomatism; Seismic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949100391     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001879     Document Type: Article

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