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Jackson et al. 2005
Jackson, J.M., Zhang, J., Shu, J., Sinogeikin, S.V. and Bass, J.D. (2005). High-pressure sound velocities and elasticity of aluminous MgSiO3 perovskite to 45 GPa: Implications for lateral heterogeneity in Earth's lower mantle. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL023522. issn: 0094-8276.

Brillouin scattering measurements on aluminous magnesium silicate perovskite, arguably the most abundant phase in Earth, have been performed to 45 GPa in a diamond anvil cell at room temperature, using methanol-ethanol-water and neon as pressure transmitting media. The experiments were performed on a polycrystalline sample of aluminous MgSiO3 perovskite containing 5.1 ¿ 0.2 wt.% Al2O3. The pressure derivatives of the adiabatic bulk (K0S) and shear (¿0S) moduli are 3.7 ¿ 0.3 and 1.7 ¿ 0.2, respectively. These measurements allow us to evaluate whether the observed lateral variations of seismic wave speeds in Earth's lower mantle are due at least in part to a chemical origin. Our results indicate that a difference in the aluminum content of silicate perovskite, reflecting a variation in overall chemistry, is a plausible candidate for such seismic heterogeneity.

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Mineral Physics, Elasticity and anelasticity, Mineral Physics, Equations of state, Mineral Physics, High-pressure behavior, Mineral Physics, Optical, infrared, and Raman spectroscopy
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Geophysical Research Letters
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