Seismic velocities and anisotropy of core samples from the Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling borehole in the Sulu UHP terrane, eastern China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Sun, Shengsi ^a   Ji, Shaocheng ^a,b   Wang, Qian ^c   Xu, Zhiqin ^b   Salisbury, Matthew ^d   Long, Changxing ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC DRILLING PROJECT; HIGH PRESSURE; LOW PRESSURE; MICROCRACK; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC PROPERTY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

CHINA;

EID: 84863070343     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008672     Document Type: Article

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