PERICLASE-SPINEL REFRACTORY MODIFIED ТІО2

Calculated Mineral Reactions in the Earth's Mantle

Thermochemical and compressibility data are used to calculate the approximate pressures and temperatures required for the reaction of clinoenstatite to Mg•SiO• (spinel or olivine) or to periclase and stishovite, the reaction of forsteritc to Mg•SiO• (spinel) or periclase and stishovite, and the breakdown of Mg•SiO• (spinel) to periclase and stishovite. The calculated reaction lines for Mg•SiO• ...

The Modified Atkins Diet in Refractory Epilepsy

The modified Atkins diet is a less restrictive variation of the ketogenic diet. This diet is started on an outpatient basis without a fast, allows unlimited protein and fat, and does not restrict calories or fluids. Recent studies have shown good efficacy and tolerability of this diet in refractory epilepsy. In this review, we discuss the use of the modified Atkins diet in refractory epilepsy.

Ti-XANES ANALYSES OF SPINEL IN COARSE-GRAINED REFRACTORY INCLUSIONS FROM ALLENDE

The Spinel Explorer - Interactive Visual Analysis of Spinel Group Minerals

Geologists usually deal with rocks that are up to several thousand million years old. They try to reconstruct the tectonic settings where these rocks were formed and the history of events that affected them through the geological time. The spinel group minerals provide useful information regarding the geological environment in which the host rocks were formed. They constitute excellent indicato...

Thermal conductivity of periclase (MgO) from first principles.

We combine first-principles calculations of forces with the direct nonequilibrium molecular dynamics method to determine the lattice thermal conductivity k of periclase (MgO) up to conditions representative of the Earth's core-mantle boundary (136 GPa, 4100 K). We predict the logarithmic density derivative a=(∂ln k/∂ln ρ)(T)=4.6±1.2 and that k=20±5  Wm(-1) K(-1) at the core-mantle boundary, whi...