Open AccessPyroxenes can be used to estimate upper mantle water content
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo360015
Subject(s) - mantle (geology) , geology , olivine , geochemistry , mineral water , materials science , metallurgy
The ocean of water locked in the rocks of Earth's mantle can influence geological processes such as melting and mineral deformation. Traditionally, researchers have used the mineral olivine to study the water in Earth's upper mantle, but evolving technology has offered scientists the ability to use other minerals as well.