ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTIVITY OF OLIVINE, A DUNITE, AND THE MANTLE

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CONSTABLE, S [1 ]
DUBA, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB, LIVERMORE, CA 94550 USA
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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH AND PLANETS | 1990年 / 95卷 / B5期
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10.1029/JB095iB05p06967
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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Electrical conductivity measurements have been made on a dunite from North Carolina, in the temperature range of 600°-1200°C and under controlled oxygen fugacity. Observations demonstrate that conduction in the dunite is indistinguishable from conduction in single olivine crystals. Thus the common practice of exaggerating the single-crystal conductivities to account for conduction by grain boundary phases in the mantle is unnecessary. Because the dunite conductivity is consistent with that published for single crystals under similar conditions, a combined analysis of these data has also been made. The behavior of conductivity as a function of oxygen fugacity is discussed. -from Authors
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