High pressure elastic anisotropy of MgSiO3 perovskite and geophysical implications

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 371-378

  Wentzcovitch, R M ^a   Karki, B B ^a   Karato, S ^b   Da Silva, C R S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Elasticity; High pressure; Lower mantle

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELASTICITY; HIGH PRESSURE; LOWER MANTLE; PEROVSKITE;

EID: 0032535832     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00230-1     Document Type: Article

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