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Dry mantle transition zone inferred from the conductivity of wadsleyite and ringwoodite

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  • Takashi Yoshino

    (Institute for Study of the Earth’s Interior, Okayama University, Misasa, Tottori 682-0193, Japan)

  • Geeth Manthilake

    (Institute for Study of the Earth’s Interior, Okayama University, Misasa, Tottori 682-0193, Japan)

  • Takuya Matsuzaki

    (Institute for Study of the Earth’s Interior, Okayama University, Misasa, Tottori 682-0193, Japan)

  • Tomoo Katsura

    (Institute for Study of the Earth’s Interior, Okayama University, Misasa, Tottori 682-0193, Japan)

Abstract

A large amount of water could potentially reside in the Earth's mantle transition zone, as two minerals there, wadsleyite and ringwoodite, can store significant amounts of water in their crystal structure. This paper reports the electrical conductivity measurements of these minerals, and finds that they can explain observed conductivity-depth profiles without introducing a significant amount of water into the mantle transition zone.

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  • Takashi Yoshino & Geeth Manthilake & Takuya Matsuzaki & Tomoo Katsura, 2008. "Dry mantle transition zone inferred from the conductivity of wadsleyite and ringwoodite," Nature, Nature, vol. 451(7176), pages 326-329, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:451:y:2008:i:7176:d:10.1038_nature06427
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06427
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