Thermal conductivity of single-crystal brucite at high pressures with implications for thermal anomaly in the shallow lower mantle

Abstract

Brucite (Mg(OH) 2 ) is an important hydrous mineral in the MgO-SiO 2 -H 2 O system and also a key component in the process of hydrothermal metamorphism. Due to its large water storage capacity and presence within a sinking slab, study of brucite's physical This is the peer-reviewed, final accepted version for American Mineralogist, published by the Mineralogical Society of America.The published version is subject to change. Cite as Authors (Year) Title. American Mineralogist, in press.