Abstract
The transition region of the Earth's upper mantle, 400-650 km deep, appears to be mineralogically and chemically distinct from both the shallow mantle and lower mantle. It contains most of the basalt fraction of the Earth's mantle.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 321-328 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Volume | 320 |
| Issue number | 6060 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General