In-situ elasticity measurement for the unquenchable high-pressure clinopyroxene phase: Implication for the upper mantle

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Kung, Jennifer ^a   Li, Baosheng ^a   Uchida, Takeyuki ^b   Wang, Yanbin ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERFEROMETRY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYCRYSTALS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ELASTICITY MEASUREMENTS; MULTI-ANVIL APPARATUS; POLYCRYSTAL ELASTICITY; UPPER MANTLE;

GEOPHYSICS;

CLINOPYROXENE; ELASTICITY; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 16344396487     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021661     Document Type: Article

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