ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] It had long been accepted that the 400-km seismic discontinuity in the Earth's mantle results from the phase transition of (Mg,Fe)2-SiO4-olivine to its high-pressure polymorph β-spinel (wadsleyite), and that the 660-km discontinuity results from the breakdown of the ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35079060
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