Influence of melt viscosity of basaltic and andesitic composition on seismic attenuation in partially molten gabbronorite

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2008

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Fontaine, Fabrice
Neuville, Daniel R.
Ildefonse, Benoit
Mainprice, David

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Elsevier

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The characteristic frequencies at which two different melt-related attenuation mechanisms occur in partially molten gabbronorite are computed as a function of aspect ratios of the melt-filled cracks, and the melt viscosity. The computations were done for

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Keywords: Basalt; Seismology; Viscosity; Volcanic rocks; Andesitic composition; Magma chamber; Melt viscosity; Molten gabbronorite; Seismic attenuation; Igneous rocks; andesite; basalt; magma chamber; melt inclusion; melting; seismic attenuation; viscosity Magma chamber; Melt; Seismic attenuation; Viscosity

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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

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