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Stackhouse et al. 2005
Stackhouse, S., Brodholt, J.P. and Price, G.D. (2005). High temperature elastic anisotropy of the perovskite and post-perovskite polymorphs of Al2O3. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL023163. issn: 0094-8276.

Finite temperature ab initio molecular dynamics calculations were performed to determine the high temperature elastic and seismic properties of the perovskite and post-perovskite phases of pure end-member Al2O3. The post-perovskite phase exhibits very large degrees of shear-wave splitting. The incorporation of a few mole percent of Al2O3 into MgSiO3 is predicted to have little effect on the perovskite to post-perovskite phase transition pressure and seismic properties of the post-perovskite phase; although a small difference in shear-wave splitting may be observable.

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Mineralogy and Petrology, Mineral and crystal chemistry, Mineral Physics, Elasticity and anelasticity, Tectonophysics, Earth's interior, composition and state (1212, 7207, 7208, 8105)
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Geophysical Research Letters
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