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SOME attempts have recently been made to interpret the resistivity of the lower part of the Earth's mantle in terms of the semi-conducting properties of silicates1. Although it is realized that the mantle may contain a notable proportion of metal phase, as most stony meteorites do, it is generally assumed that the metal phase will occur as isolated grains which will not contribute appreciably to the conductivity.
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EVERNDEN, J., VERHOOGEN, J. Electrical Resistivity of Meteorites. Nature 178, 106–107 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178106a0
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