Deep Earth and recent developments in mineral physics

Elements

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-163

  Bass, Jay D ^a   Parise, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core; Earth's interior; High pressure; Mantle; Mineral physics

Indexed keywords

MINERALS;

CORE; EARTH'S INTERIOR; HIGH PRESSURE; MANTLE; MINERAL PHYSICS;

EARTH (PLANET);

CORE (PLANETARY); HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MANTLE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL PROPERTY; MINERALOGY; P-T CONDITIONS; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 48749133558     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.3.157     Document Type: Article

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