Intracrystalline transformation of olivine to wadsleyite and ringwoodite under subduction zone conditions

Science

Volumn 274, Issue 5284, 1996, Pages 79-81

  Kerschhofer, Ljuba ^a   Sharp, Thomas G ^a   Rubie, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; NUCLEATION; OLIVINE; RINGWOODITE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; WADSLEYITE;

EID: 0029664034     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5284.79     Document Type: Article

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