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Ohtani, E., Toma, M., Kubo, T., Kondo, T. and Kikegawa, T. (2003). In situ X-ray observation of decomposition of superhydrous phase B at high pressure and temperature. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2002GL015549. issn: 0094-8276. |
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High pressure and high temperature in situ X-ray diffraction experiments on the stability of superhydrous phase B have been conducted to clarify the host of water in the slabs descending into the lower mantle. We observed the decomposition reaction of superhydrous phase B into phase G (= phase D and F), periclase, and MgSiO3 perovskite at around 700 ~1100¿C and above 30 GPa, and the boundary of the decomposition reaction can be expressed as P(GPa) = -0.0037(¿0.0017)T(¿C) + 32.2(¿0.5). This reaction can occur in slabs descending into the uppermost part of the lower mantle. |
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Keywords
Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, X ray, neutron, and electron spectroscopy and diffraction, Mineralogy and Petrology, Experimental mineralogy and petrology, Tectonophysics, Earth's interior--composition and state |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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