Experimental determination of the effect of H2O on the 410-km seismic discontinuity

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 182-195

  Frost, Daniel J ^a   Dolejš, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

410 km discontinuity; H2O; high pressure; mantle; transition zone; wadsleyite

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; TRANSITION ZONE; WADSLEYITE;

OLIVINE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

SEISMOLOGY;

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; TRANSITION ZONE; WADSLEYITE;

EID: 33847658405     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.01.023     Document Type: Article

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