Stability of ferropericlase in the lower mantle

Science

Volumn 289, Issue 5478, 2000, Pages 430-432

  Dubrovinsky, L S ^a   Dubrovinskaia, N A ^a   Saxena, S K ^a   Annersten, H ^a   Halenius, E ^a   Harryson, H ^a   Tutti, F ^a   Rekhi, S ^a   Le Bihan, T ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS ION; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE;

IRON; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; PERICLASE;

ARTICLE; GEOLOGY; HEATING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NATURAL SCIENCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034698286     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5478.430     Document Type: Article

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