In situ X-ray study of perovskite (MgSiO3): Phase transition and dissociation at mantle conditions

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1275-1281

  Saxena, Surendra K ^a   Dubrovinsky, Leonid S ^a   Lazor, Peter ^a   Hu, Jingzhu ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; MAGNESIA; MIXTURES; SILICA; SILICON;

DISSOCIATION REACTIONS; HIGH PRESSURE; IN-SITU HEATING; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE COMPOSITION; ORTHORHOMBIC PEROVSKITE; OXIDE MIXTURES; SITU X-RAYS;

PEROVSKITE;

MANTLE; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0032469246     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/ejm/10/6/1275     Document Type: Article

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