A convenient method for measuring ferric iron in magnesiowiistite (MgO-Fe1-xO)

American Mineralogist

Volumn 83, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 794-798

  Dobson, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MAGNESIA; OXIDE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

BEARING SYSTEMS; COMPOSITION RANGES; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; FERRIC IRON; MEASURED VALUES; OXYGEN FUGACITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; MAGNESIOWUSTITE;

OXYGEN;

IRON; MAGNESIOWUSTITE; OXYBAROMETER;

EID: 0031795645     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1998-7-811     Document Type: Article

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