EFFECT OF IRON CONTENT ON THE ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY OF PEROVSKITE AND MAGNESIOWUSTITE ASSEMBLAGES AT LOWER MANTLE CONDITIONS

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作者
LI, XY [1 ]
JEANLOZ, R [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY, DEPT GEOL & GEOPHYS, BERKELEY, CA 94720 USA
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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH AND PLANETS | 1991年 / 96卷 / B4期
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10.1029/90JB02632
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
We have measured the electrical conductivity of (Mg0.76Fe0.24)SiO3 perovskite and of an assemblage of (Mg0.89Fe0.11)SiO3 perovskite + (Mg0.70Fe0.30)O magnesiowustite at pressures of 45-80 GPa and temperatures from 295 to 3600 K. The apparent activation energy for electrical conduction is 0.24 (+/- 0.10) eV for the perovskite and 0.20 (+/- 0.08) eV for the perovskite + magnesiowustite assemblage. Comparing our present results with those derived previously for Fe-poor samples, we find that the electrical conductivities of both the silicate perovskite and the perovskite + magnesiowustite assemblage depend strongly on iron content. Thus the electrical conductivity distribution inside the Earth could provide an important constraint in modeling the composition of the lower mantle.
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