Experimental evidence for a reduced metal-saturated upper mantle

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 717-731

  Rohrbach, Arno ^a,b,c   Ballhaus, Chris ^c   Ulmer, Peter ^a   Golla Schindler, Ute ^b   Schönbohm, Dirk ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disproportionation; EELS; Experimental petrology; Ferric iron; Majorite; Mantle; Redox

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FUGACITY; GARNET; IRON; MAGNETITE; MAJORITE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; P-T CONDITIONS; PERIDOTITE; PETROLOGY; REDOX CONDITIONS; UPPER MANTLE; XENOLITH;

EID: 79953752597     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq101     Document Type: Article

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