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Experimental constraints on light elements in the Earth’s outer core

Earth’s outer core is liquid and dominantly composed of iron and nickel (~5–10 wt%). Its density, however, is ~8% lower than that of liquid iron, and requires the presence of a significant amount of light element(s). A good way to specify the light element(s) is a direct comparison of density and so...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Youjun, Sekine, Toshimori, He, Hongliang, Yu, Yin, Liu, Fusheng, Zhang, Mingjian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26932596
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep22473