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Kobayashi, Y., Kondo, T., Ohtani, E., Hirao, N., Miyajima, N., Yagi, T., Nagase, T. and Kikegawa, T. (2005). Fe-Mg partitioning between (Mg, Fe)SiO3 post-perovskite, perovskite, and magnesiowüstite in the Earth's lower mantle. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL023257. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We report here new data on pressure dependence of Fe-Mg partitioning between (Mg, Fe)SiO3 perovskite (Pv) and magnesiow¿stite (Mw), KPv/Mw, and (Mg, Fe)SiO3 post-perovskite (PPv) and Mw, KPPv/Mw, up to 123.6 GPa at 1600 K measured by synchrotron X-ray diffraction method and analytical transmission electron microscopy (ATEM). We observed a high FeO content in PPv coexisting with Mw <KPPv/Mw = (FeO/MgO)PPv/(FeO/MgO)Mw = 0.30> compared to that in Pv <KPv/Mw = (FeO/MgO)Pv/(FeO/MgO)Mw = 0.12> observed from 23.0 to 95.4 GPa. KPv/Mw keeps a constant value of 0.12 up to the PPv phase boundary. Our results also support the possibility that a metallic phase may form in the lower mantle. The assemblage of PPv and Mw is 1.5--1.7% denser than the Pv bearing assemblage, which results in a gravitational stabilization of the lowermost mantle. |
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Keywords
Geochemistry, Composition of the mantle, Mineralogy and Petrology, Experimental mineralogy and petrology, Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior |
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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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