Orthoenstatite/clinoenstatite phase transformation in MgSiO3 at high-pressure and high-temperature determined by in situ X-ray diffraction: Implications for nature of the X discontinuity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Akashi, Akihiko ^a   Nishihara, Yu ^a,c   Takahashi, Eiichi ^a   Nakajima, Yoichi ^a   Tange, Yoshinori ^d   Funakoshi, Ken Ichi ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Senior Research Fellow Center   (United States)

^d EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENSTATITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNESIUM; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; PHASE TRANSITION; SILICON; UPPER MANTLE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI;

EID: 69249092263     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005894     Document Type: Article

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