First principles molecular dynamics simulations of diopside (CaMgSi2O6) liquid to high pressure

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3792-3802

  Sun, Ni ^a   Stixrude, Lars ^b   Koker, Nico de ^c   Karki, Bijaya B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d Louisiana State University   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DIOPSIDE; HIGH PRESSURE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE PROCESS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 79957862426     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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