The impact of carbon on element distribution during core formation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2759-2763

  Jana, Dipayan ^a   Walker, David ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORE FORMATION; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031460512     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00091-4     Document Type: Article

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