Origin of High Electrical Conductivity in the Lower Continental Crust: A Review

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 875-903

  Yang, Xiaozhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conduction mechanism; Electrical anisotropy; Electrical conductivity; Grain boundary secondary phases; Granulite facies assemblages; Lower continental crust; Solid state conduction

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION MECHANISM; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; ELECTRICAL ANISOTROPY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRANULITE-FACIES ASSEMBLAGES;

ANISOTROPY; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; FELDSPAR; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MINERALS; POINT DEFECTS; SEISMOLOGY; SODIUM;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ANISOTROPY; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CORRELATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GRAIN BOUNDARY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; UPPER MANTLE;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 80053903520     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-011-9145-z     Document Type: Article

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