Seismic velocities of major silicate and oxide phases of the lower mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B6, 1999, Pages 13025-13033

  Karki, Bijaya B ^a,c   Stixrude, Lars ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC PROPERTY; LOWER MANTLE; OXIDE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SILICATE;

EID: 0033542331     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900069     Document Type: Article

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