Metal-silicate partitioning and the incompatibility of S and Si during core formation

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 139-148

  Kilburn, M R ^a   Wood, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core; Partitioning; Silicon; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

CORE; PARTITIONING; SILICON; SULPHUR;

EID: 0031413868     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00125-8     Document Type: Article

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