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On the chemical evolution and densities of the planets
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This article is published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.The article was published on 1959-03-01. It has received 195 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Terrestrial planet & Silicon.read more
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The chemical composition of the Earth
TL;DR: In this paper, the bulk composition of the Earth and the composition of its mantle and core are calculated using the ratios of major and trace elements, without resorting to assumptions about core formation processes.
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Origin, age, and composition of meteorites.
Edward Anders,Edward Anders +1 more
TL;DR: Signer and Suess as discussed by the authors brought together and evaluated all significant evidence on the origin of meteorites, and showed that the absence of a Widmanstatten pattern in meteorites with > 16% Ni cannot be attributed to high pressures, but to supercooling or an unusually fast cooling rate for these meteorites.
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Density distribution and constitution of the mantle
Sydney P. Clark,A.E. Ringwood +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors derived the density in the upper mantle by explicitly introducing the constitution of the material there and deduced from the density curve from seismic data using the extended Williamson-Adams equation.
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Light elements in the Earth's outer core: A critical review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present ternary and quaternary phase diagrams to provide constraints on the nature of the light elements in the outer core of the Earth's core.
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Density and composition of mantle and core
TL;DR: In this paper, the Adams-Williamson method was used to estimate the density of the lower and upper layers of the Earth's mantle and the inner core. But the upper and lower layers were assumed to have close-packed oxides, silica transforming to stishovite.
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Elasticity and constitution of the Earth's interior
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors derived a general equation for the variation of the quantity,, in a homogeneous gravitating layer with an arbitrary gradient of temperature, and discussed the parameters of this equation in terms of the experimental and theoretical relations for solids.
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An Introduction to the Theory of Seismology
TL;DR: In this paper, the scope of seismology is discussed, including elasticity theory, body elastic waves and eigen-vibrations of a sphere, as well as the Earth's interior.
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The composition of the stone meteorites and the origin of the meteorites
Harold C. Urey,Harmon Craig +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a study has been made of some 350 chemical analyses of stone meteorites available in the literature, and criteria have been applied in an attempt to select those which are more reliable.
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