Elastic softening of peridotite due to the presence of melt phases at high pressure

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 176-180

  Li, Li ^a   Wang, Liping ^a   Vaughan, Michael T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus softening; High pressure; Melt; Peridotite; Q; Stress

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS;

A-PLANE; AMPLITUDE RATIOS; DIFFERENTIAL STRESSES; ELASTIC SOFTENING; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURES; IN-SITU; MANTLE ROCKS; MELT PHASIS; PERIDOTITE; PHASE ANGLES; Q; REFERENCE MATERIALS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ELASTIC MODULUS; HIGH PRESSURE; MELT; PARTIAL MELTING; PERCOLATION; PERIDOTITE; STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 54049151544     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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