In situ X-ray diffraction study of the effect of water on the garnet-perovskite transformation in MORB and implications for the penetration of oceanic crust into the lower mantle

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 118-126

  Sano, Asami ^a   Ohtani, Eiji ^a   Litasov, Konstantin ^a   Kubo, Tomoaki ^b   Hosoya, Tomofumi ^a   Funakoshi, Kenichi ^c   Kikegawa, Takumi ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density crossover; Garnet; Hydrous conditions; In situ X ray diffraction; Mid ocean ridge basalt (MORB); Slab

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GARNETS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PEROVSKITE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DENSITY CROSSOVER; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PHASE BOUNDARY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GARNET; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION; RINGWOODITE; SLAB; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33748673388     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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