Diffraction Image of Post-perovskite (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Diffraction Image of Post-perovskite

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X-ray diffraction image of the post-perovskite phase of the mineral magnesium silicate glass (MgSiO3), produced in a diamond-anvil cell under 1.85 million times atmospheric pressure and heated to 3500 Kelvin.

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