Mechanisms of metal-silicate equilibration in the terrestrial magma ocean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 239-255

  Rubie, D C ^a   Melosh, H J ^b   Reid, J E ^a   Liebske, C ^a   Righter, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion; Core formation; Differentiation; Metal silicate segregation; siderophile elements

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CORE (PLANETARY); DIFFERENTIATION; MAGMA; METAL; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; SILICATE;

EID: 0037428116     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)01044-0     Document Type: Article

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