The electrical conductivity of the lower mantle phase magnesiowüstite at high temperatures and pressures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B1, 2000, Pages 531-538

  Dobson, David P ^a   Brodholt, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOWER MANTLE; MAGNESIOWUSTITE;

EID: 0034627636     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900242     Document Type: Article

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