Noble gases in the Earth's mantle

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue , 1998, Pages 189-218

  Farley, K A ^a   Neroda, E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE; NOBLE GAS;

EID: 0031690552     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.earth.26.1.189     Document Type: Article

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