Interdiffusion of solid iron and nickel at high pressure

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 254, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 203-213

  Yunker, Molly L ^a   Van Orman, James A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diffusion; high pressure; inner core; iron; metal; nickel; viscosity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; INNER CORE; INTERDIFFUSION RATES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); IRON; NICKEL; VISCOSITY;

GEOLOGY;

DIFFUSION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; HIGH PRESSURE; INNER CORE; IRON; NICKEL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33846323715     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.11.036     Document Type: Article

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