The influence of sulfur on partitioning of siderophile elements

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 5255-5277

  Jana, Dipayan ^a,b   Walker, David ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b Materials Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER CORE; PARTITIONING; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; SULPHUR;

EID: 0031412553     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00307-4     Document Type: Article

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