Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6441212 | Lithos | 2011 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We use a quantitative, numerical, xenolith P-T based palaeogeotherm calculation method. âºWe obtain more precise estimates of the palaeogeotherm than previous, more qualitative methods. ⺠Screening xenolith P-T data prior to calculation of the palaeogeotherm increases precision. ⺠Geotherms calculated from xenocryst data yield less precise estimates of lithosphere properties. ⺠We show comparisons of Seismically obtained geotherms and xenolith-based palaeogeotherms.
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Authors
Kathy A. Mather, D. Graham Pearson, Dan McKenzie, Bruce A. Kjarsgaard, Keith Priestley,