CHEMICAL STRATIFICATION OF THE MANTLE

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ANDERSON, DL
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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH | 1979年 / 84卷 / NB11期
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10.1029/JB084iB11p06297
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P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
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0708 ; 070902 ;
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Differentiation of the mantle results in a thick layer of basalt which cannot sink below about 670km even after it converts to eclogite and granetite. The mantle is therefore chemically stratified. The upper mantly stratification is possibly garnet peridotite overlying eclogite.-Author
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