Mantle phase changes involve minerals transforming into denser crystal structures under high pressure, as supported by mineral physics, high-pressure experimental studies, and seismological observations.
The retrieved literature consistently discusses mantle mineral phase transitions (such as spinel to post-spinel transitions or ringwoodite dissociation) occurring under high pressures and forming denser crystal structures that dictate seismic discontinuities and mantle dynamics. Papers 0, 4, and 11 explicitly support this geological fact. There are no papers refuting the claim.