Petrologic structure of a hydrous 410 km discontinuity

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 168, Issue , 2006, Pages 277-287

  Hirschmann, Marc M ^a   Withers, Anthony C ^a   Aubaud, Cyril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 85040234872     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/168GM21     Document Type: Chapter

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