Molecular dynamics simulations of seismic discontinuities and phase transitions of MgSiO3 from 4 to 6-coordinated silicate via a novel 5-coordinated phase

American Mineralogist

Volumn 86, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 752-761

  Chaplot, S L ^a   Choudhury, N ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PEROVSKITE; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SILICATES; SILICON;

FIVE-COORDINATED; INTERMEDIATE PHASE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SEISMIC DISCONTINUITIES; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; SILICON COORDINATION; SIX-COORDINATED SILICON; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENSTATITE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; P-T CONDITIONS; PHASE TRANSITION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SILICATE;

EID: 0034994992     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2001-5-616     Document Type: Article

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