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The Earth's Lower Mantle

Composition and Structure

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Authors:
  1. Felix V. Kaminsky

    1. KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., West Vancouver, Canada

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  • Presents the first comprehensive overview of the composition and structure of the Earth’s lower mantle
  • Summarizes geological, mineralogical, experimental and geophysical data on the Deep Earth
  • Broadens readers’ understanding and presents a compositional model of the lowermost mantle and geodynamic processes at the core/mantle boundary
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 1-3

  3. General Physical and Chemical Models of the Earth’s Lower Mantle

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 5-22

  4. Lower-Mantle Mineral Associations

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 23-46

  5. Ultramafic Lower-Mantle Mineral Association

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 47-160

  6. Mafic Lower-Mantle Mineral Association

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 161-203

  7. Carbonatitic Lower-Mantle Mineral Association

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 205-228

  8. Diamond in the Lower Mantle

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 229-257

  9. Role of Spin Crossover and Other Physicochemical Transformations in the Lower Mantle

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 259-280

  10. D″ Layer: Transition from the Lower Mantle to the Earth’s Core

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 281-303

  11. Seismic Heterogeneities and Their Nature in the Lower Mantle

    • Felix V. Kaminsky
    Pages 305-323

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 325-331
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About this book

This book presents the first overview of the composition and structure of the Earth’s lower mantle. The first part focuses on the study of lower-mantle minerals, identified as inclusions in diamonds from different regions of the world. Three associations are established among the lower-mantle minerals: ultramafic, mafic, and carbonatic. The carbonatic association is of particular interest because it characterizes the media of natural diamond formation. In turn, the second part analyzes the structure of the lower mantle, revealing its heterogeneous composition. It is based on the results of experiments demonstrating phase transitions in lower-mantle minerals, and on seismological data. Deep-seated earthquakes point to the presence within the lower mantle of numerous seismic boundaries caused by mineral structure transitions. In closing, the last part of the book compares observed data with experimental data, highlighting several discrepancies that indicate Earth may have a more complexplanetary history than previously assumed, and examining its primarily non-chondritic composition.

Authors and Affiliations

  • KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., West Vancouver, Canada

    Felix V. Kaminsky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Earth's Lower Mantle

  • Book Subtitle: Composition and Structure

  • Authors: Felix V. Kaminsky

  • Series Title: Springer Geology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55684-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55683-3Published: 30 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85726-8Published: 02 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55684-0Published: 22 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2197-9545

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 331

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 131 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Planetology

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