The rare gas inventory of the continental crust, recovered by the KTB Continental Deep Drilling Project

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 247-263

  Drescher, J ^a   Kirsten, T ^a   Schafer K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Continental crust; Helium; KTB; Mantle; Noble gases

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; KTB; MANTLE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; NOBLE GAS; RARE GAS;

GERMANY;

EID: 0031826809     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00185-4     Document Type: Article

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