Solubility of silicon in liquid metal at high pressure: Implications for the composition of the Earth's core

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 367-376

  Gessmann, C K ^a   Wood, B J ^b   Rubie, D C ^a   Kilburn, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composition; Core; Core mantle boundary; High pressure; Magma oceans; Silicon

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; MAGMA; SILICON; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0035115637     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00325-3     Document Type: Article

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