Mineralogy of the Silica-Rich Lower Mantle for Rocky Planets
Abstract
Our experiments show that Si-rich lower mantle of rocky planets may consist only of bridgmanite and calcium silicate perovskite, implying different physical properties of the lower mantle than the extrapolated model from the Earth.
- Publication:
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Habitable Worlds 2017: A System Science Workshop
- Pub Date:
- November 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017LPICo2042.4111K