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SUBMITTER: Bajgain S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4633951 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bajgain Suraj S Ghosh Dipta B DB Karki Bijaya B BB
Nature communications 20151009
The origin and stability of deep-mantle melts, and the magmatic processes at different times of Earth's history are controlled by the physical properties of constituent silicate liquids. Here we report density functional theory-based simulations of model basalt, hydrous model basalt and near-MORB to assess the effects of iron and water on the melt structure and density, respectively. Our results suggest that as pressure increases, all types of coordination between major cations and anions strong ...[more]