The structure of glasses and the melts from which they are formed is intrinsically disordered,
making their structural characterization difficult. Whilst the structure of solid minerals can be …

The terrestrial planets accreted from a diverse suite of solar system materials ranging from
strongly O-deficient materials similar to enstatite chondrites via ordinary chondrite materials …

Most magmatism occurring on Earth is conventionally attributed to passive mantle upwelling
at mid-ocean ridges, to slab devolatilization at subduction zones, or to mantle plumes …

The spin state of Fe can alter the key physical properties of silicate melts, affecting the early
differentiation and the dynamic stability of the melts in the deep rocky planets. The low-spin …

Thermochemical heterogeneities detected today in the Earth's mantle could arise from
ongoing partial melting in different mantle regions. A major open question, however, is the …

We report ab initio atomistic simulations of hydrous silicate melts under deep upper mantle
to shallow lower mantle conditions and use them to parameterise density and viscosity …

Thermal conductivity plays a pivotal role in understanding the dynamics and evolution of
Earth's interior. The Earth's lower mantle is dominated by MgSiO3 polymorphs which may …

Modelling of processes involving deep Earth liquids requires information on their structures
and compression mechanisms. However, knowledge of the local structures of silicates and …

The pressure-induced structural transformations in metasilicate MSiO 3 glass (M= Mg or Ca)
on cold-compression from ambient pressure to 17.5 GPa were investigated by neutron …

Sodium, silicon, and oxygen—the major constituents of magmatic silicate melts in the Earth's
crust and mantle—are also common ingredients in commercial flexible and scratch-proof …