Mineral Physics Illuminates Lower Mantle Hypothesis Date: March 24, 2007 Source: American Geophysical Union Summary: Scientists have shown increased interest in a mantle layer known as D ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could transform our understanding of plate tectonics.

Object Details editor Terasaki, Hidenori Fischer, Rebecca A. Contents Front Matter -- Thermal Structure of Deep Earth. Melting of Fe Alloys and the Thermal Structure of the Core / Rebecca A Fischer -- ...

Luckily, mineral physics is bringing us closer to solving the mystery. The inner core is responsible for Earth's magnetic field, which acts like a shield, protecting us from harmful solar radiation.

Given that the lower mantle is about 2000 kilometres thick, this mineral makes up 38 per cent of Earth’s entire volume, so it is easily our planet’s most common mineral. It is surprisingly ...

Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

Computational Mineral Physics and the Physical Properties of Perovskite. John P. Brodholt, A. R. Oganov and G. D. Price. Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences.