The effect of alumina on phase transformations at the 660-kilometer discontinuity from Fe-Mg partitioning experiments

Science

Volumn 273, Issue 5281, 1996, Pages 1522-1524

  Wood, B J ^a   Rubie, D C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; SILICATE;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TEMPERATURE RELATED PHENOMENA; VELOCITY;

EID: 0029783650     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5281.1522     Document Type: Article

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