Assessment of temperature gradients in multianvil assemblies using spinel layer growth kinetics

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Van Westrenen, Wim ^a,b   Van Orman, James A ^a,c   Watson, Heather ^d   Fei, Yingwei ^a   Watson, E Bruce ^d  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; High pressure experiments; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344375999     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000474     Document Type: Article

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