Resolving the mantle He/Ne and crustal 21Ne/22Ne in well gases

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 233-249

  Ballentine, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crust; Degassing; Isotopes; Mantle; Noble gases; Rifting

Indexed keywords

CRUST; DEGASSING; HELIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE; NEON; RIFTING;

EID: 0031413530     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00142-8     Document Type: Article

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