Systematic elemental fractionation of mantle-derived helium, neon, and argon in mid-oceanic ridge glasses

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2863-2874

  Honda, Masahiko ^a   Patterson, Desmond B ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; FRACTIONATION; HELIUM; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NEON;

EID: 0033392260     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00206-9     Document Type: Article

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