SMEC 2003
March 24-27


Symposium 10


Tuesday,
March 25th , 9:00-16:00


Heterogeneities in the lower mantle and CMB, and material circulation in Earth's interior.


Convener:
E. Ohtani


9:00


B. Li and J. Kung:

Elasticity of mantle minerals at high P and T and seismic discontinuities.


9:30

 


J. M. Jackson, S. V. Sinogeikin and J. D. Bass:

Brillouin scattering measurements on earth materials at high-pressure and high-temperature.


10:30


W. Sturhahn:

Nuclear resonant inelastic X-ray scattering under extreme conditions.   


11:00


C. B. Vanpeteghem, E. Ohtani, K. Litasov, T. Kondo, T.Watanuki, M. Isshiki and K. Takemura:

The compressibility of the hexagonal Al-rich NAL phase: A comparison with the calcium-ferrite phase.  


11:30


S. Merkel, H. R. Wenk, J. Badro, G. Montagnac, P. Gillet, H. K. Mao, and R. J. Hemley:

In situ High-Pressure Deformation Studies of Deep Earth Materials by Radial X-ray Diffraction.


12:00


D. J. Weidner:

Rheology at High Pressure.


13:30


S. Ono:

Phase transitions of the sub ducted oceanic crust in the lower mantle.


14:00


E. Ohtani:

Phase relations of peridotite and MORB under hydrous conditions and implications for mantle dynamics.


14:30


J. F. Lin, D. L. Heinz, H. K. Mao, R. J. Hemley,  J. M. Devine, J. Li,  G. Shen:

Stability of magnesiowüstite in the earth‚s lower mantle.


15:00  


S. H. Shim, K. Lee, and R. Jeanloz

Chemical composition of the lower mantle.


15:30


J. M. Brown

Where is the Melt in the Subcontinental Mantle?


Abstract Symposium 10


Session Contact: E. Ohtani, Institute of Mineralogy, Petrology, and Economic Geology, Tohoku University, Tohoku, Japan, Tel: +81-22-217-6662,  Fax: +81-222-217-6675, e-mail: ohtani@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp.


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