Thermal expansivity, heat capacity and bulk modulus of the mantle

L Stixrude, C Lithgow-Bertelloni - Geophysical Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We derive exact expressions for the thermal expansivity, heat capacity and bulk modulus for
assemblages with arbitrarily large numbers of components and phases, including the …

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 …

Iron silicate perovskite and postperovskite in the deep lower mantle

Z Yang, Z Song, Z Wu, H Mao… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Ferromagnesian silicates are the dominant constituents of the Earth's mantle, which
comprise more than 80% of our planet by volume. To interpret the low shear-velocity …

Formation of large low shear velocity provinces through the decomposition of oxidized mantle

W Wang, J Liu, F Zhu, M Li, SM Dorfman, J Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs) in the lowermost mantle are key to
understanding the chemical composition and thermal structure of the deep Earth, but their …

Mid-mantle water transportation implied by the electrical and seismic properties of ε-FeOOH

Y Zhuang, B Gan, Z Cui, R Tang, R Tao, M Hou… - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Water in the mantle transition zone and the core-mantle boundary plays a key role in Earth's
stratification, volatile cycling, and core formation. If water transportation is actively running …

Seismological expression of the iron spin crossover in ferropericlase in the Earth's lower mantle

GE Shephard, C Houser, JW Hernlund… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The two most abundant minerals in the Earth's lower mantle are bridgmanite and
ferropericlase. The bulk modulus of ferropericlase (Fp) softens as iron d-electrons transition …

Anomalous vibrational properties and spin phase diagrams of under extreme conditions

C Zhao, Z Mao, S Anna, X Zhang, Y Yu, L Li, T Xiao… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
(Mg, Fe) CO 3 solid solutions not only play a crucial role in carbon storage and transport
within the deep mantle, but also serve as a great case for studying the spin transition …

The Effect of Fe‐Al Substitution on the Crystal Structure of MgSiO3 Bridgmanite

R Huang, T Boffa Ballaran… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The crystal chemistry of ten well‐characterized bridgmanite single‐crystals with Fe and Al
contents ranging from 0 to 0.40 atoms per two‐cation formula units were investigated by …

Abnormal elasticity of Fe‐bearing bridgmanite in the Earth's lower mantle

S Fu, J Yang, Y Zhang, T Okuchi… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We measured the effect of pressure on the compressional and shear wave velocity (VP, VS)
as well as density of Fe‐bearing bridgmanite, Mg0. 96 (1) Fe2+ 0.036 (5) Fe3+ 0.014 (5) Si0 …

Redox processes before, during, and after Earth's accretion affecting the deep carbon cycle

V Stagno, S Aulbach - Magma Redox Geochemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The distribution of volatile elements between Earth's core, mantle, and atmosphere over the
last 4.57 billion years has been controlled through redox reactions involving multivalent …