Percolation of core melts at lower mantle conditions

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5366, 1998, Pages 1059-1061

  Shannon, M C ^a   Agee, C B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; MAGNESIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CORE MELT; MANTLE; PERCOLATION;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ECOLOGY; GARNET; GEOLOGY; IRON METABOLISM; METAL BINDING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032524412     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5366.1059     Document Type: Article

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