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. 2004 Oct 12;101(42):15033–15037. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0405048101

Table 1. Chemical compositions of olivine and ringwoodite lamellae (in wt %).

Oxides Bulk olivine Lamellae Olivine matrix
SiO2 38.04 38.08 38.11
MgO 38.52 37.86 38.53
CaO 0.05 0.06 0.04
Na2O n.d. n.d. n.d.
MnO 0.51 0.45 0.52
FeO 22.24 22.51 21.86
TiO2 0.02 0.02 0.02
Al2O3 n.d. n.d. n.d.
Cr2O3 0.05 0.04 0.04
V2O3 n.d. n.d. n.d.
Totals 99.44 99.02 99.12

n.d., Not detected.