Relative strength of the pyrope-majorite solid solution and the flow-law of majorite containing garnets

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 87-95

  Hunt, Simon A ^a   Dobson, David P ^a   Li, Li ^b   Weidner, Donald J ^b   Brodholt, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow law; Garnets; High pressure; High temperature; Majorite rheology; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

FLOW-LAW; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAJORITE; MAJORITE RHEOLOGY; MAJORITIC GARNET; RELATIVE STRENGTH;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

GARNETS;

GARNET; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAJORITE; PYROPE; STRAIN RATE; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 76949091460     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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