The fate of olivine in subducting slabs; a reconnaissance study

The fate of olivine in subducting slabs; a reconnaissance study

To explore the transformation behaviour of metastable olivine at large overpressures equivalent to 500-670 km depth, a reconnaissance study using Mg2GeO4 olivine at P up to 16 GPa was conducted.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American mineralogist 1995-12, Vol.80 (11-12), p.1293-1301
1. Verfasser: Burnley, P. C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
crystal growth
experimental studies
Geology
geophysics
kinetics
lithosphere
mantle
Mineralogy
Minerals
nesosilicates
olivine
olivine group
orthosilicates
phase equilibria
phase transitions
plate tectonics
Pressure
related to mantle
silicates
Slabs
subduction zones
TEM data
transformations
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Zusammenfassung:To explore the transformation behaviour of metastable olivine at large overpressures equivalent to 500-670 km depth, a reconnaissance study using Mg2GeO4 olivine at P up to 16 GPa was conducted.
ISSN:0003-004X
1945-3027
DOI:10.2138/am-1995-11-1219