Water in the Earth's mantle: A solid-state NMR study of hydrous wadsleyite

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2013

Authors

Griffin, J.M.
Berry, Andrew
Frost, Daniel J.
Wimperis, Stephen
Ashbrook, Sharon E.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Wadsleyite, β-(Mg,Fe)2SiO4, is the main component of the transition zone in the Earth's mantle, at depths of 410-530 km below the surface. This mineral has received considerable interest as a potential reservoir for the vast amount of hydrogen, as hydrox

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Keywords: Cation vacancies; Earth's mantle; Experimental datum; First-principles DFT calculations; Hydroxyl groups; Isotopically enriched; Potential reservoir; Silanols; Solid state NMR; Structural models; Transition zones; Wadsleyite; Calculations; Density functio

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Chemical Science

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