Minerals in the Deep Earth: A Message from the Asteroid Belt

Scientists continue their work to find out what mineral phases make up the Earth's mantle at various depths. They are turning to the study of meteorites to help understand the make up of Earth.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 278; no. 5343; pp. 1576 - 1577
Main Author Stoffler, Dieter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC American Society for the Advancement of Science 28.11.1997
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Analysis
Chondrites
Coordination
Cosmochemistry. Extraterrestrial geology
Earth
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geochemistry
Geology
Grade Point Average
Internal geophysics
Mantle
Mantle (Geology)
Meteorites
Meteorites. Tectites. Impactites
Meteors & meteorites
Mineralogy
Minerals
Olivine
Perovskites
Perspectives
Plate Tectonics
Pyroxenes
Solid-earth geophysics, tectonophysics, gravimetry
Spinel
Upper mantle
meteorites
nesosilicates
chain silicates
perovskite
oxides
asteroids
lower mantle
Earth differentiation
garnet
Earth interior
chondrites
impacts
olivine
high pressure
majorite
plate tectonics
ringwoodite
stony meteorites
dynamics
ilmenite
pyroxene
silicates
mantle
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Summary:Scientists continue their work to find out what mineral phases make up the Earth's mantle at various depths. They are turning to the study of meteorites to help understand the make up of Earth.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.278.5343.1576