In his theory of density distribution in the mantle of the earth, K. E. Bullen assumed the existence of a density discontinuity at 400km depth. He also assumed the chemical homogeneities on both sides of this depth, for the continuous and homogeneous mantle leads us to an unreasonable result as to the state of the core.
Recently, H. Brown who studied the chemical compositions of the earth's interior inferred from those of meteorites, concluded that the concentration of the metal phase would increase linearly with depth. The concentration of metallic materials will also have influence upon the density distribution.
A possible density distribution of the model having such a concentration is discussed in this paper.
The main results are as follows:
(1) the density at the bottom of the mantle may be 6.289 (Table 3, Fig. 3),
(2) the metal phase contents at the bottom of the mantle may be 20.4per cent by weight (Table 3, Fig. 4),
(3) the total contents of metal phase in the mantle may be 11.4per cent by weight,
(4) the atomic ratio of iron to silicate in the whole earth will be 1.559, this number is not affected by iron contents in the mantle.
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