Modelling melting rates in upwelling mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 300, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 264-274

  Hewitt, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Magma; Melt channels; Mid ocean ridge; Partial melting; Reactive infiltration

Indexed keywords

MAGMA; MELT CHANNELS; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PARTIAL MELTING; REACTIVE INFILTRATION;

SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS;

METAL MELTING;

DECOMPRESSION; LINEARITY; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PROCESS; MATRIX; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTIAL MELTING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

EID: 78649730202     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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