Influence of temperature, pressure, and chemical composition on the electrical conductivity of granite

American Mineralogist

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1420-1428

  Dai, Lidong ^a   Hu, Haiying ^a   Li, Heping ^a   Jiang, Jianjun ^a   Hui, Keshi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Composition; Electrical conductivity; Granite; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARRIER MOBILITY; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENTHALPY; FELDSPAR; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ENTHALPIES; BOLTZMANN CONSTANTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONDUCTION MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOWER TEMPERATURES; MULTI-ANVIL HIGH-PRESSURE APPARATUS; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR;

GRANITE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENTHALPY; FELDSPAR; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LOWER CRUST; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

CHINA; XIZANG;

EID: 84907966546     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: 19453027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2014.4692     Document Type: Article

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