Constitution and structure of earth's mantle: insights from mineral physics and seismology

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Constitution and structure of earth's mantle : insights from mineral physics and seismology. / Zunino, Andrea; Khan, Amir; Cupillard, Paul; Mosegaard, Klaus.

Integrated imaging of the earth: theory and applications. Wiley, 2016. s. 219-243.

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Zunino, A, Khan, A, Cupillard, P & Mosegaard, K 2016, Constitution and structure of earth's mantle: insights from mineral physics and seismology. i Integrated imaging of the earth: theory and applications. Wiley, s. 219-243. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118929063.ch11

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Zunino, A., Khan, A., Cupillard, P., & Mosegaard, K. (2016). Constitution and structure of earth's mantle: insights from mineral physics and seismology. I Integrated imaging of the earth: theory and applications (s. 219-243). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118929063.ch11

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Zunino A, Khan A, Cupillard P, Mosegaard K. Constitution and structure of earth's mantle: insights from mineral physics and seismology. I Integrated imaging of the earth: theory and applications. Wiley. 2016. s. 219-243 https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118929063.ch11

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Zunino, Andrea ; Khan, Amir ; Cupillard, Paul ; Mosegaard, Klaus. / Constitution and structure of earth's mantle : insights from mineral physics and seismology. Integrated imaging of the earth: theory and applications. Wiley, 2016. s. 219-243

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