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The stability and equation of state of majoritic garnet synthesized from natural basalt at mantle conditions

10.1029/96gl03027 · 1996 · Geophysical Research Letters

J. W. Faust; Elise Knittle

6 EOS records from this paper

Phase Composition Tref V₀ K₀ (GPa) K′ EOS model Method note Origin
majoritic garnet
oxidemolar
MgO0.31
FeO1.4
CaO0.82
K2O0.03
Al2O30.335
SiO23.9
 300 K — 226.200 4 third-order Birch-Murnaghan — Original
majoritic garnet
oxidemolar
MgO0.31
FeO1.4
CaO0.82
K2O0.03
Al2O30.335
SiO23.9
 300 K — 180 7 third-order Birch-Murnaghan — Original
majoritic garnet natural meteoritic majorite (iron-rich) — — 221 4.400 unknown — Cited
Stishovite
oxidemolar
SiO21
 — — 342 4 Birch-Murnaghan (order unspecified) — Cited
Davemaoite
oxidemolar
CaO1
SiO21
 — — 281 4 Birch-Murnaghan (order unspecified) — Cited
majoritic garnet basaltic garnet component of crustal density models — — 226 4 Birch-Murnaghan (order unspecified) — Original