Comparison of continental and oceanic mantle electrical conductivity: Is the Archean lithosphere dry?

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2000, Pages

  Hirth, Greg ^a   Evans, Rob L ^a   Chave, Alan D ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

continental lithosphere; craton; Electrical conductivity; mantle; water

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMAGNETISM; LITHOLOGY; WATER;

410-KM DISCONTINUITY; CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; CRATON; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOLOGIC ENVIRONMENT; MANTLE;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 79955865392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GC000048     Document Type: Article

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