Keywords
Mantle (geology)Inner coreStishoviteTransition zoneGeologyCore–mantle boundaryOuter coreShock waveMineralogyChemical compositionGeophysicsThermodynamicsPhysicsQuartz
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- 69
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- 20
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- 4377-4388
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Francis Birch
(1964).
Density and composition of mantle and core.
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
, 69
(20)
, 4377-4388.
https://doi.org/10.1029/jz069i020p04377
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- 10.1029/jz069i020p04377