Pressure and temperature evolution of upper mantle under the Rio Grande Rift

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-280

  Kil, Y ^a,b   Wendlandt, R F ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE; RIFT ZONE; TEMPERATURE; UPPER MANTLE; VOLCANISM;

NORTH AMERICA; RIO GRANDE RIFT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644220565     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-004-0608-9     Document Type: Article

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