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Title: Study of the Earth¿s Interior Using Measurements of Sound Velocities in Minerals by Ultrasonic Interferometry

Journal Article · · Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
1162957
Report Number(s):
BNL-106903-2014-JA
Journal Information:
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Vol. 233; ISSN 0031-9201
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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