Shock temperature and melting in iron sulfides at core pressures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5627-5642

  Anderson, William W ^a,b   Ahrens, Thomas J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE; IRON SULPHIDE; MELTING; P/T CONDITIONS; SHOCK COMPRESSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029731549     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb01972     Document Type: Article

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