Orientation-related electrical conductivity of hydrous olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase and implications for the structure of the lower continental crust and uppermost mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 317-318, Issue , 2012, Pages 241-250

  Yang, Xiaozhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical anisotropy and conductivity; Hydrous olivine, clinopyroxene and plagioclase; Lower continental crust; Orientation; Uppermost mantle

Indexed keywords

CLINOPYROXENES; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CRUSTAL MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL ANISOTROPY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE EFFECTS; FREQUENCY RANGES; GRAIN INTERIORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROUS OLIVINES; LARGE ANISOTROPY; LATTICE PREFERRED ORIENTATION; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW FREQUENCY RANGE; LOW TEMPERATURES; PISTON-CYLINDER APPARATUS; UPPERMOST MANTLE;

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FELDSPAR; IGNEOUS ROCKS; OLIVINE; POINT DEFECTS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANISOTROPY; CLINOPYROXENE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRANULITE; HETEROGENEITY; LOWER CRUST; OLIVINE; PLAGIOCLASE; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; PYROXENITE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 84455178799     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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