P-V-Vp-Vs-T measurements on wadsleyite to 7 GPa and 873 K: Implications for the 410-km seismic discontinuity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B12, 2001, Pages 30579-30591

  Li, Baosheng ^a   Liebermann, Robert C ^a   Weidner, Donald J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; ELASTIC PROPERTY; P-T CONDITIONS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; WADSLEYITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0035713719     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000317     Document Type: Article

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