Accretionary complexes in the Asia-Pacific region: tracing archives of ocean plate stratigraphy and tracking mantle plumes

IY Safonova, M Santosh - Gondwana Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The accretionary complexes of Central and East Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Mongolia, and China) and the Western Pacific (China, Japan, Russia) preserve …

Superplume, supercontinent, and post-perovskite: mantle dynamics and anti-plate tectonics on the core–mantle boundary

S Maruyama, M Santosh, D Zhao - Gondwana Research, 2007 - Elsevier
The Western Pacific Triangular Zone (WPTZ) is the frontier of a future supercontinent to be
formed at 250 Ma after present. The WPTZ is characterized by double-sided subduction …

Density-functional perturbation theory for quasi-harmonic calculations

S Baroni, P Giannozzi, E Isaev - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Computer simulations allow for the investigation of many materials properties and processes
that are not easily accessible in the laboratory. This is particularly true in the Earth sciences …

Melting of peridotite to 140 gigapascals

G Fiquet, AL Auzende, J Siebert, A Corgne, H Bureau… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Interrogating physical processes that occur within the lowermost mantle is a key to
understanding Earth's evolution and present-day inner composition. Among such processes …

2.16 Seismic anisotropy of the deep Earth from a mineral and rock physics perspective

D Mainprice - Treatise on geophysics, 2010 - books.google.com
In this section the contribution of CPO to seismic anisotropy in the deep Earth with cases of
olivine and the role of melt is illustrated. The CPO in rocks of upper-mantle origin is now well …

A Post-Perovskite Lens and D'' Heat Flux Beneath the Central Pacific

T Lay, J Hernlund, EJ Garnero, MS Thorne - science, 2006 - science.org
Temperature gradients in a low-shear-velocity province in the lowermost mantle (D
″region) beneath the central Pacific Ocean were inferred from the observation of a rapid S …

Calcium dissolution in bridgmanite in the Earth's deep mantle

B Ko, E Greenberg, V Prakapenka, EE Alp, W Bi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Accurate knowledge of the mineralogy is essential for understanding the lower mantle,
which represents more than half of Earth's volume. CaSiO3 perovskite is believed to be the …

Anisotropy of Earth's D″ layer and stacking faults in the MgSiO3 post-perovskite phase

AR Oganov, R Martoňák, A Laio, P Raiteri, M Parrinello - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
The post-perovskite phase of (Mg, Fe) SiO3 is believed to be the main mineral phase of the
Earth's lowermost mantle (the D ″layer). Its properties explain,,,,, numerous geophysical …

Phase relations and equation of state of a natural MORB: Implications for the density profile of subducted oceanic crust in the Earth's lower mantle

A Ricolleau, J Perrillat, G Fiquet, I Daniel… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The phase relations and density of a natural mid‐ocean ridge basalt (MORB) were
investigated from 28 to 89 GPa and 1600 to 2700 K by in situ X‐ray diffraction …

MgSiO3 postperovskite at D″ conditions

RM Wentzcovitch, T Tsuchiya… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The postperovskite transition in MgSiO3 at conditions similar to those expected at the D
″discontinuity of Earth's lower mantle offers a paradigm for interpreting the properties of this …