Oxide-metal equilibria to 2500°C and 25 GPa: Implications for core formation and the light component in the Earth's core

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 12239-12260

  O'Neill, Hugh St C ^a,b   Canil, Dante ^b,c   Rubie, David C ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE FORMATION; EARTH CORE; GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032503466     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02601     Document Type: Article

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