Kinetics and detectability of the bridgmanite to post-perovskite transformation in the Earth's D″ layer

The D$${}^{{\prime\prime} }$$ ″ layer in the Earth’s lower mantle involves a seismic discontinuity which is often assigned to a mineral phase transition to post-perovskite, however, as this phase transition occurs over broad region the assignment of seismic boundaries remains unclear. Here, the auth...

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Main Authors: Christopher Langrand, Denis Andrault, Stéphanie Durand, Zuzana Konôpková, Nadège Hilairet, Christine Thomas, Sébastien Merkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13482-x