The effect of pressure on partitioning of Ni and Co between silicate and iron-rich metal liquids: A diamond-anvil cell study

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 209, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 245-255

  Bouhifd, M Ali ^a   Jephcoat, Andrew P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earth's core formation; High pressure; Laser heated diamond anvil cell; Magma ocean; Metal silicate segregation; Siderophile elements

Indexed keywords

COBALT; HIGH PRESSURE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; NICKEL; PARTITIONING; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; SILICATE MELT;

EID: 0037446491     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00076-1     Document Type: Article

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