Discovery of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in Earth, in a shocked meteorite

O Tschauner, C Ma, JR Beckett, C Prescher… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Meteorites exposed to high pressures and temperatures during impact-induced shock often
contain minerals whose occurrence and stability normally confine them to the deeper …

Phase relations of bridgmanite, the most abundant mineral in the Earth's lower mantle

T Katsura - Communications Chemistry, 2025 - nature.com
The knowledge of phase relations of constitutive minerals is essential to investigate the
structure, dynamics and evolution of the Earth and planetary interiors. This paper reviews …

Origin of sub-lithospheric diamonds from the Juina-5 kimberlite (Brazil): constraints from carbon isotopes and inclusion compositions

AR Thomson, SC Kohn, GP Bulanova, CB Smith… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2014 - Springer
Forty-one diamonds sourced from the Juina-5 kimberlite pipe in Southern Brazil, which
contain optically identifiable inclusions, have been studied using an integrated approach …

Formation of large low shear velocity provinces through the decomposition of oxidized mantle

W Wang, J Liu, F Zhu, M Li, SM Dorfman, J Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces (LLSVPs) in the lowermost mantle are key to
understanding the chemical composition and thermal structure of the deep Earth, but their …

Evidence for the charge disproportionation of iron in extraterrestrial bridgmanite

L Bindi, SH Shim, TG Sharp, X **e - Science Advances, 2020 - science.org
Bridgmanite, MgSiO3 with perovskite structure, is considered the most abundant mineral on
Earth. On the lower mantle, it contains Fe and Al that strongly influence its behavior …

The effects of trivalent cations (Al and Fe) on the grain growth rates of bridgmanite

H Fei, Y Lyu, F Wang, C McCammon… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Trivalent cations such as Al 3+ and Fe 3+ can be incorporated into the crystal structure of
bridgmanite either by the charge-coupled mechanism forming the FeFeO 3, AlAlO 3, and …

The composition and redox state of bridgmanite in the lower mantle as a function of oxygen fugacity

R Huang, TB Ballaran, CA McCammon… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
The chemistry of bridgmanite (Brg), especially the oxidation state of iron, is important for
understanding the physical and chemical properties, as well as putting constraints on the …

Thermodynamics of mantle minerals–III: the role of iron

L Stixrude, C Lithgow-Bertelloni - Geophysical Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
We expand the scope of HeFESTo by encompassing the rich physics of iron in the mantle,
including the existence of multiple valence and spin states. In our previous papers, we …

Thermoelasticity of Fe3+‐ and Al‐bearing bridgmanite: Effects of iron spin crossover

G Shukla, M Cococcioni… - Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report ab initio (LDA+ Usc) calculations of thermoelastic properties of ferric iron (Fe3+)‐
and aluminum (Al)‐bearing bridgmanite (MgSiO3 perovskite), the main Earth forming phase …

Stability and Solubility of the FeAlO3 Component in Bridgmanite at Uppermost Lower Mantle Conditions

Z Liu, C McCammon, B Wang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We report the stability and solubility of the FeAlO3 component in bridgmanite based on
phase relations in the system MgSiO3‐FeAlO3 at 27 GPa and 2000 K using a multi‐anvil …