In situ X-ray diffraction study of post-spinel transformation in a peridotite mantle: Implication for the 660-km discontinuity

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 238, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 311-328

  Litasov, Konstantin ^a   Ohtani, Eiji ^a   Sano, Asami ^a   Suzuki, Akio ^a   Funakoshi, Kenichi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

660 km discontinuity; High pressure; Mantle; Mg perovskite; Phase transformation; Ringwoodite

Indexed keywords

EARTH MANTLE; MG-PEROVSKITE; RINGWOODITE; SEISMIC DISCONTINUITY;

EARTH (PLANET); MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEISMOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TECTONICS;

MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; PERIDOTITE; SPINEL; TRANSFORMATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 27244432994     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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