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Physical properties of upper oceanic crust
Physical properties of upper oceanic crust

Major and Trace Element Composition of the Depleted MORB
Major and Trace Element Composition of the Depleted MORB

... sensitive samples, but we found the final outcome to be lower in quality (also see discussion below). The regressions have also been forced through the primitive upper mantle (PUM) coordinate of McDonough and Sun [18]; most regressions intersect the PUM coordinate without forcing, but this treatmen ...
A review of the isotopic and trace element evidence for
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Crustal geophysical research helps constrain the nature of mantle
Crustal geophysical research helps constrain the nature of mantle

... crust. Regardless of crustal thickness variations, the ratio of Layer 2 thickness versus total crustal thickness is quite uniform (around 25 %), indicating that Layer 3 accommodates most of the crustal overthickening (Mutter and Mutter, 1993), and the mean Layer 3 velocity is similar to that of norm ...
Impurity  Injection Experiments on  the Alcator C-Mod  Tokamak
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... A number of impurity injection experiments has been performed on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. A laser ablation impurity injection system has been built and operated successfully. In conjunction with a high resolution survey VUV spectrometer and various other spectroscopic diagnostics, this injector sy ...
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... same bulk composition as the oceanic crust [16], the model arc in most experiments was made of the same material as the model oceanic crust. A weaker material was used in some experiments to test the behaviour of predominantly felsic arcs or those weakened by various faults, low-strength layers or d ...
Virtual Physical Science Lab Record Sheets
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... fundamental experiments to teach the basic concepts of Newton’s laws and planetary motion that are easier to model in a simulated situation rather than a real laboratory. The ability to control the frictions, forces, and physical parameters of motion allows students the ability to easily use equipme ...
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Chapter 7. Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry of the Crust and Oceans
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... additionally, we examine olivines from the older CLIP lavas from Curacao in order to provide constraints on how the source lithology changed from ∼90 to 70 Ma. A detailed description of the method that was adopted for petrological modeling was provided previously (Herzberg, 2011; Herzberg et al., 20 ...
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Teacher Guide - Department of Basic Education
Teacher Guide - Department of Basic Education

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Schiehallion experiment



The Schiehallion experiment was an 18th-century experiment to determine the mean density of the Earth. Funded by a grant from the Royal Society, it was conducted in the summer of 1774 around the Scottish mountain of Schiehallion, Perthshire. The experiment involved measuring the tiny deflection of a pendulum due to the gravitational attraction of a nearby mountain. Schiehallion was considered the ideal location after a search for candidate mountains, thanks to its isolation and almost symmetrical shape. One of the triggers for the experiment were anomalies noted during the survey of the Mason–Dixon Line.The experiment had previously been considered, but rejected, by Isaac Newton as a practical demonstration of his theory of gravitation. However, a team of scientists, notably Nevil Maskelyne, the Astronomer Royal, were convinced that the effect would be detectable and undertook to conduct the experiment. The deflection angle depended on the relative densities and volumes of the Earth and the mountain: if the density and volume of Schiehallion could be ascertained, then so could the density of the Earth. Once this was known, then this would in turn yield approximate values for those of the other planets, their moons, and the Sun, previously known only in terms of their relative ratios. As an additional benefit, the concept of contour lines, devised to simplify the process of surveying the mountain, later became a standard technique in cartography.
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