Precise determination of phase relations in pyrolite across the 660 km seismic discontinuity by in situ X-ray diffraction and quench experiments

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 185-199

  Nishiyama, Norimasa ^a   Irifune, Tetsuo ^a   Inoue, Toru ^a   Ando, Jun ichi ^b   Funakoshi, Ken ichi ^c  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

660 km seismic discontinuity; Fe Mg partitioning; In situ X ray diffraction experiments; Majorite garnet; Pyrolite; Ringwoodite

Indexed keywords

MAJORITE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; P-T CONDITIONS; PHASE TRANSITION; PYROLITE; RINGWOODITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 2442580898     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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