Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 2, Issue 3, 117(2017)

In situ determination of crystal structure and chemistry of minerals at Earth's deep lower mantle conditions

Hongsheng Yuan* and Li Zhang
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  • Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai, 201203, PR China
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    Recent advances in experimental techniques and data processing allow in situ determination of mineral crystal structure and chemistry up to Mbar pressures in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell (DAC), providing the fundamental information of the mineralogical constitution of our Earth's interior. this work highlights several recent breakthroughs in the field of high-pressure mineral crystallography, including the stability of bridgmanite, the single-crystal structure studies of post-perovskite and H-phase as well as the identification of hydrous minerals and iron oxides in the deep lower mantle. the future development of high-pressure crystallography is also discussed.

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    Hongsheng Yuan, Li Zhang. In situ determination of crystal structure and chemistry of minerals at Earth's deep lower mantle conditions[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(3): 117

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    Category: Review Articles

    Received: Oct. 10, 2016

    Accepted: Dec. 29, 2016

    Published Online: Jan. 17, 2018

    The Author Email: Yuan Hongsheng (hongsheng.yuan@hpstar.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1016/j.mre.2017.01.002

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