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Yang, Jing, Fu, Suyu, Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung-Fu (2025) Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (1). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101915

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TitleCompressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle
JournalGeoscience Frontiers
AuthorsYang, JingAuthor
Fu, SuyuAuthor
Liu, JinAuthor
Lin, Jung-FuAuthor
Year2025 (January)Volume16
Issue1
PublisherElsevier BV
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Full ReferenceYang, Jing, Fu, Suyu, Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung-Fu (2025) Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (1). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101915
Plain TextYang, Jing, Fu, Suyu, Liu, Jin, Lin, Jung-Fu (2025) Compressional and shear wave velocities of Fe-bearing silicate post-perovskite in Earth’s lowermost mantle. Geoscience Frontiers, 16 (1). doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101915
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