The spin deep within
- Michigan
The electronic configuration of iron impurities in lower-mantle minerals influences their physical properties, but it is not well constrained. New studies suggest that ferrous iron in silicate phases exists mainly in an intermediate spin state.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1006863
- Journal Information:
- Nat. Geoscience, Vol. 10, Issue (10) ; 10, 2008
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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