Dependence of dislocation creep of dunite on oxygen fugacity: Implications for viscosity variations in Earth's mantle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Keefner, J W ^a   Mackwell, S J ^b,c   Kohlstedt, D L ^a   Heidelbach, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DUNITE; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; FAYALITE; FUGACITY; HETEROGENEITY; MAGNETITE; MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; OLIVINE; OXYGEN; P-T CONDITIONS; QUARTZ; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79955574988     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007748     Document Type: Article

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