First-principles constraints on diffusion in lower-mantle minerals and a weak D′′ layer

Nature

Volumn 465, Issue 7297, 2010, Pages 462-465

  Ammann, M W ^a   Brodholt, J P ^a   Wookey, J ^b   Dobson, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM ION; MINERAL; PEROVSKITE; SILICON;

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION; HEAT FLUX; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; MINERAL; PEROVSKITE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77953013410     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09052     Document Type: Article

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