Sound velocity and elasticity of single-crystal forsterite to 16 GPa

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 17535-17545

  Zha, Chang Sheng ^a   Duffy, Thomas S ^a,b   Downs, Robert T ^a   Mao, Ho Kwang ^a   Hemley, Russell J ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING EXPERIMENT; ELASTICITY; FORSTERITE; MANTLE; SOUND VELOCITY;

EID: 0000318883     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb01266     Document Type: Article

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