Phase diagrams of the FeO-MgO-SiO2 system and the structure of the mantle discontinuities

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 642-653

  Kuskov, O L ^a   Panferov, A B ^a  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0000085299     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00203845     Document Type: Article

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