The depletion of tungsten in the bulk silicate earth: Constraints on core formation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1155-1169

  Newsom, Horton E ^a   Sims, Kenneth W W ^b,c   Noll, Phillip D ^a,d   Jaeger, Windy L ^a   Maehr, Stephanie A ^a   Beserra, Troy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK SILICATE EARTH; CORE FORMATION; ELEMENT DEPLETION; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 0029731751     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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