Iron oxidation state in (Mg,Fe)0 [Elektronische Ressource] : calibration of the Flank method on synthetic samples and applications on natural inclusions from lower mantle diamonds / vorgelegt von Micaela Longo

IRON OXIDATION STATE IN (MG,FE)O: CALIBRATION OF THE FLANK METHOD ON SYNTHETIC SAMPLES AND APPLICATIONS ON NATURAL INCLUSIONS FROM LOWER MANTLE DIAMONDS Von der Fakultät für Chemie und Geowissenschaften der Universität Bayreuth zur Erlangung der Würde eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften - Dr. rer. nat. - Dissertation vorgelegt von Micaela Longo aus Rom (Italien) Bayreuth, July 2009 This doctoral thesis was prepared at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth between April 2006 and July 2009. It was supervised by Dr. Catherine McCammon. This is a full reprint of the dissertation submitted to attain the academic degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) and approved by the Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Geosciences of the University of Bayreuth. Date of submission: July 29, 2009 Date of defence (disputation): December 4, 2009 Doctoral Committee: Prof. Falko Langerhornst Chairman stLeonid Dubrovinsky 1 reviewer ndProf Gerhard Brey 2 reviewer Prof. Hans Keppler Prof. Friederich Seifert Prof. Jürgen Senker Acknowledgments I would like to thank the European Commission to provide the funding for the present Ph.D thproject under the Marie Curie Action Stage Training of Researchers (6 Framework Programme, contract number MEST-CT-2005-019700). I would like to thank my dissertation supervisor Dr. Catherine McCammon for her assistance during my Ph.