Melting relations of hydrous pyrolite in CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-H2O system at the transition zone pressures

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1303-1306

  Litasov, Konstantin ^a   Ohtani, Eiji ^a   Taniguchi, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EXPANSION; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MELTING; MAGNESIA; SILICATE MINERALS;

PHASE RELATIONS;

GEOPHYSICS; ALUMINUM;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; MELTING; PHASE TRANSITION; PYROLITE;

ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS; ANHYDROUS PHASE B; HYDROUS MELTS; LIQUIDUS PHASIS; MELT COMPOSITIONS; PHASE RELATION; SOLIDUS TEMPERATURE; TRANSITION ZONES;

EID: 0035302722     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL012291     Document Type: Article

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