Elasticity of majorite, MgSiO3 tetragonal garnet

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 145-154

  Gerald Pacalo, Rosemary E ^a,b   Weidner, Donald J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SPECTROSCOPY; ELASTIC MODULUS; GARNET; MAJORITE;

EID: 0030983634     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(96)03158-5     Document Type: Article

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