Petrologic Structure of a Hydrous 410 Km Discontinuity

Earth's Deep Water Cycle

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 277-287

  Hirschmann, Marc M ^a   Withers, Anthony C ^a   Aubaud, Cyril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth Mantle; Geodynamics; Geology, Structural; Groundwater; Hydrologic cycle

Indexed keywords

GEODYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER; MELTING; OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS;

410-KM DISCONTINUITY; DYNAMICAL CALCULATIONS; EARTH MANTLE; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; HYDROLOGIC CYCLES; RELATIVE STABILITIES; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; TRANSITION ZONES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 84952793460     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/168GM21     Document Type: Chapter

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