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Phase Transitions in the Earth's Mantle and Mantle Mineralogy (PDF) (Courtesy of Sandeep Rekhi. Used with permission.)
Topography of the Transition Zone Seismic Discontinuities |
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Iron Partitioning in a Pyrolite Mantle and the Nature of the 410-km Seismic Discontinuity (PDF) (Courtesy of Javier Santillan. Used with permission.)
The Effect of H2O on the 410-kilometer Seismic Discontinuity (PDF) (Courtesy of Huajian Yao. Used with permission.) |
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Testing Plausible Upper-mantle Compositions using Fine-scale Models of the 410-km Discontinuity
Elasticity of Forsterite to 16 GPa and the Composition of the Upper Mantle (PDF) (Courtesy of Sandeep Rekhi. Used with permission.) |
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Seismic Evidence for Olivine Phase Changes at the 410- and 660-kilometer Discontinuities (PDF) (Courtesy of Rosalee Lamm. Used with permission.)
The Post-spinel Transformation in Mg2SiO4 and its Relation to the 660-km Seismic Discontinuity (PDF) (Courtesy of Scott Lundin. Used with permission.) |
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Post-spinel Transition in Mg2SiO4 determined by High P-T in Situ X-ray Diffractometry (PDF) (Courtesy of Javier Santillan. Used with permission.)
Effect of Water on the Spinel-postspinel Transformation in Mg2SiO4 (PDF) (Courtesy of Sandeep Rekhi. Used with permission.) |
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The Effect of Alumina on Phase Transformations at the 660-kilometer Discontinuity from Fe-Mg Partitioning Experiments
Seismic Velocity and Density Jumps across the 410- and 660-kilometer Discontinuities (PDF) (Courtesy of Javier Santillan. Used with permission.) |
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Effects of an Endothermic Phase Transition at 670 km Depth in a Spherical Model of Convection in the Earth's Mantle
The Interaction of a Subducting Lithospheric Slab with a Chemical or Phase Boundary (PDF) (Courtesy of Huajian Yao. Used with permission.) |
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Seismic Observations of Splitting of the Mid-transition Zone Discontinuity in Earth's Mantle (PDF) (Courtesy of Rosalee Lamm. Used with permission.)
Tetragonal Structure of CaSiO3 Perovskite above 20 GPa (PDF) (Courtesy of Scott Lundin. Used with permission.) |
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Phase Transformations: Implications for Mantle Structure. In Earth's Deep Interior: Mineral Physics and Tomography from the Atomic to the Global Scale (PDF)
Strength and Elasticity of SiO2 across the Stishovite-CaCl2-type Structural Phase Boundary (PDF) (Courtesy of Huajian Yao. Used with permission.) |
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Post-perovskite Phase Transition and Mineral Chemistry in the Pyrolitic Lowermost Mantle (PDF) (Courtesy of Rosalee Lamm. Used with permission.)
Ferromagnesian Postperovskite Silicates in the D" Layer of the Earth |
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Evidence for a Ubiquitous Seismic Discontinuity at the Base of the Mantle (PDF) (Courtesy of Scott Lundin. Used with permission.)
The D" Discontinuity and its Implications |
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The Effect of Temperature on the Seismic Anisotropy of the Perovskite and Post-perovskite Polymorphs of MgSiO3 (PDF) (Courtesy of Scott Lundin. Used with permission.)
Electronic Transitions in Perovskite: Possible Nonconvecting Layers in the Lower Mantle (PDF) (Courtesy of Javier Santillan. Used with permission.) |