The Redox State of earth's mantle

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue , 2008, Pages 389-420

  Frost, Daniel J ^a   McCammon, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARNETS; IRON ORES; MAGNETITE; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; EARTH'S MANTLE; FAYALITE; GENERAL (CO); OXYGEN FUGACITY; REDOX STATES; UPPER MANTLE;

OXYGEN;

FAYALITE; FUGACITY; GARNET; LOWER MANTLE; MAGNETITE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OXYGEN; PERIDOTITE; PEROVSKITE; QUARTZ; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPINEL;

EID: 45849091096     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.earth.36.031207.124322     Document Type: Article

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