Modeling petrological geodynamics in the Earth's mantle

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Tirone, M ^a,b   Ganguly, J ^c   Morgan, J P ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 72049117298     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002168     Document Type: Article

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