Elasticity of majorite and a majorite-pyrope solid solution to high pressure: Implications for the transition zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 4-1-4-4

  Sinogeikin, Stanislav V ^a   Bass, Jay D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; COMPACTION; ELASTICITY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; PEROVSKITE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

ADIABATIC COMPRESSIONS;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ELASTICITY; MAJORITE; PYROPE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SOLID SOLUTION; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 0037081939     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013937     Document Type: Article

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