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(a) - hematite (α-Fe2O3), Δ- distorted perovskite (ζ-Fe2O3), ○-Aba2 (θ-Fe2O3, probably metastable), -Cmcm post-perovskite (η-Fe2O3) and × -Rh2O3-II type phase (). The boundary between hematite α-Fe2O3 and is defined according to ref. 10. The geotherm is defined according to refs 39, 40.