Selected Publications

Michael R. Riedel and Rolf Däßler
Pressure-induced nucleation and growth processes in the diamond anvil cell
Journal of Crystal Growth, vol. 106, pp. 695-704, 1990
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Rolf Däßler and Michael R. Riedel
First Evidence of Spinodal Decomposition in the Diamond Anvil Cell
phys. stat. sol. (b), vol. 165, pp. K1-K4, 1991
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Michael R. Riedel and Christoph Janssen
A new shear apparatus for experimental deformation of rocks under the microscope
Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 455 to 457, 1995

Rolf Däßler, David A. Yuen, Shun-ichiro Karato and Michael R. Riedel
Two-dimensional Modeling of Thermo-kinetic Coupling and the Consequences on the Phase Boundaries of Subducting Slabs
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol. 95, pp. 217-239, 1996

Michael R. Riedel and Shun-ichiro Karato
Microstructural Development During Nucleation and Growth
Geophysical Journal International, vol. 125, pp. 397-414, 1996

Michael R. Riedel, Sergej G. Buga and Andy H. Shen
Garnet anvil cell (GAC) for hydrothermal studies to 6.0 GPa and 1200 C
in: High Pressure Science and Technology, ed. W. Trzeciakowski, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 35-37, 1996
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Michael R. Riedel and Shun-ichiro Karato
Grain-size Evolution in Subducted Oceanic Lithosphere Associated with the Olivine-Spinel Transformation and Its Effects on Rheology
Earth & Planetary Science Letters, vol. 148, pp. 27-44, 1997 and University of Minnesota, Supercomputer Institute Research Report, UMSI 96/128, July 1996
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Michael R. Riedel and Shun-ichiro Karato
Rheological weakening of subducted slabs due to the persistence of metastable olivine down to 600 km depth
in: Upper Mantle Heterogeneities from Active and Passive Seismology, ed. K. Fuchs, pp. 325-332, NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, 1997
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Shun-ichiro Karato, Michael R. Riedel and David A. Yuen
How Strong are the Subducted Slabs ?
University of Minnesota, Supercomputer Institute Research Report, UMSI 98/113, June 1998
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Michael R. Riedel, Shun-ichiro Karato and David A. Yuen
Criticality of Subducting Slabs
University of Minnesota, Supercomputer Institute Research Report, UMSI 99/129, July 1999
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Shun-ichiro Karato, Michael R. Riedel and David A. Yuen
Rheological Structure and Deformation of Subducted Slabs in the Mantle Transition Zone: Implications for Mantle Circulation and Deep Earthquakes
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol. 127, pp. 83-108, 2001