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Tsuchiya, T., Tsuchiya, J., Wentzcovitch, R. (2007). Post-Perovskite MgSiO3 Investigated by First Principles. In: Yuen, D.A., Maruyama, S., Karato, SI., Windley, B.F. (eds) Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5750-2_4

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