Evidence for Archean ocean crust with low high field strength element signature from diamondiferous eclogite xenoliths

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Volumn 48, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 317-336

  Jacob, Dorrit E ^a   Foley, Stephen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depleted mantle; Eclogite; High field strength element; Laser ablation ICPMS; Siberia; Trace element; Udachnaya

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIAMOND; ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEANIC CRUST;

EID: 0033398199     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(99)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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