Deep slab hydration induced by bending-related variations in tectonic pressure

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 790-793

  Faccenda, Manuele ^a   Gerya, Taras V ^a   Burlini, Luigi ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 70350760113     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo656     Document Type: Article

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