Nitric oxide (NO) is a simple gas with free radical chemical properties, but itis often confused
with the chemically distinct nitrous oxide, N2O, which is used as an anesthetic and is …

Our understanding of the dynamics of plate motions is based almost entirely upon modeling
of present‐day plate motions. A fuller understanding, however, can be derived from …

A new edition of a landmark volume which takes into account the vast amount of new
spectral data on minerals. The whole field will be covered systematically from theory to …

The bulk chemical composition of the Upper Mantle (“pyrolite”) is derived from experimental
and petrological studies of the complementary relationships between basaltic magmas and …

A boundary between compositionally distinct regions at a depth of about 1600 kilometers
may explain the seismological observations pertaining to Earth's lower mantle, produce the …

We use a self-consistent thermodynamic formalism to compute the phase equilibria and
physical properties of model mantle compositions, demonstrating that the seismological …

We compare the predictions of compositional models of the mantle transition zone to
observed seismic properties by constructing phase diagrams in the MgO‐FeO‐CaO‐Al2O3 …

The Urey ratio describes the contribution of internal heat production to planetary‐scale
energy balance, and knowing this thermal budget for Earth is essential to understand its …

Seismological images of the Earth's mantle reveal three distinct changes in velocity
structure, at depths of 410, 660 and 2,700 km. The first two are best explained by mineral …

The elasticity of materials is important for our understanding of processes ranging from brittle
failure, to flexure, to the propagation of elastic waves. Seismologically revealed structure of …