(Mg,Fe)SiO3-perovskite stability under lower mantle conditions

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5372, 1998, Pages 2093-2095

  Serghiou, G ^a   Zerr, A ^a   Boehler, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM SILICATE; SILICATE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

MANTLE; PEROVSKITE; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

FLUORESCENCE; GEOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0032569056     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5372.2093     Document Type: Review

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