Phase transformations and partitioning relations in peridotite under lower mantle conditions

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 341-354

  Wood, Bernard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Lower mantle; Majorite; Perovskite; Phase equilibria; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

MAJORITE; MANTLE PROCESS; P-T CONDITIONS; PARTITIONING; PERIDOTITE; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0034651163     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00273-3     Document Type: Article

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