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Depressed 660-km discontinuity caused by akimotoite–bridgmanite transition

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Iron Partitioning and Density Changes of Pyrolite in Earth’s Lower Mantle

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Formation of bridgmanite-enriched layer at the top lower-mantle during magma ocean solidification

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In situ X-ray and acoustic observations of deep seismic faulting upon phase transitions in olivine

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Intermediate-depth earthquakes linked to localized heating in dunite and harzburgite

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Mantle dynamics inferred from the crystallographic preferred orientation of bridgmanite

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Dislocation-accommodated grain boundary sliding as the major deformation mechanism of olivine in the Earth’s upper mantle

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