Wadsleyite II: A new high pressure hydrous phase in the peridotite-H2O system

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages E9-

  Smyth, Joseph R ^a   Kawamoto, Tatsuhiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnesian silicates; Mantle; Synthetic materials; Transition zones

Indexed keywords

HIGH PRESSURE; HYDROUS SILICATE PHASE; MANTLE; PERIDOTITE; TRANSITION ZONE; WADSLEYITE;

EID: 0030851655     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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