Stability of the MgSiO3 analog NaMgF3 and its implication for mantle structure in super-Earths

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Grocholski, B ^a   Shim, S H ^a   Prakapenka, V B ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; MAGNESIA; PYRITES; SILICA; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; CATION COORDINATION; CLAPEYRON SLOPE; ENTROPY CHANGES; EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; LOWERMOST MANTLE; MANTLE STRUCTURE;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS;

CATION; ENTROPY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; HIGH PRESSURE; MAGNESIUM; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PRESSURE EFFECT; PYRITE; SILICON; SODIUM;

EID: 77955290257     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL043645     Document Type: Article

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