Ephemeral isopycnicity of cratonic mantle keels

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 967-970

  Eaton, David W ^a   Claire Perry, H K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; COOLING; CRATON; HEATING; PARTIAL MELTING; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBSIDENCE;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 84887037695     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1950     Document Type: Article

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