Experimental study of reaction between perovskite and molten iron to 146 GPa and implications for chemically distinct buoyant layer at the top of the core

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 355-363

  Ozawa, Haruka ^a   Hirose, Kei ^a,b   Mitome, Masanori ^c   Bando, Yoshio ^c   Sata, Nagayoshi ^b   Ohishi, Yasuo ^d  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Core mantle boundary; Light elements; Molten iron; Outer core; Perovskite

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; CO-EXISTING; CORE DENSITIES; CORE LIQUIDS; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DIRECT CONTACT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FERROPERICLASE; HIGH PRESSURE; LASER-HEATED DIAMOND-ANVIL CELL; LIGHT ELEMENTS; LIQUID LAYER; MOLTEN IRON; OUTER CORE; P-WAVE VELOCITY; QUENCHED LIQUID;

BUOYANCY; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LIQUID METALS; OXIDE MINERALS; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

IRON;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DIAMOND ANVIL CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; HIGH PRESSURE; IRON; PARTITIONING; PEROVSKITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 67349258964     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-008-0283-x     Document Type: Article

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