Stability and crystal structure of MgSiO3 perovskite to the core-mantle boundary

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Shim, S H ^a   Duffy, T S ^b   Jeanloz, R ^c   Shen, G ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; LASER HEATING;

GEOPHYSICS;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE EFFECT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 3342898436     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019639     Document Type: Article

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