Laboratory-based electrical conductivity in the Earth's mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B12, 2000, Pages 27865-27875

  Xu, Yousheng ^a,c   Shankland, Thomas J ^b   Poe, Brent T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MAGNESIOWUSTITE; MANTLE PROCESS;

EID: 0034471339     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900299     Document Type: Article

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