Geophysically consistent values of the perovskite to post-perovskite transition Clapeyron slope

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Hernlund, J W ^a   Labrosse, Stephane ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; PEROVSKITE; PETROLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

PHASE BOUNDARY; THERMAL BOUNDARY LAYER;

GEOPHYSICS;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; INNER CORE; MAGNETIC MINERAL; MELTING; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 34249946294     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028961     Document Type: Article

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