40K-40Ar constraints on recycling continental crust into the mantle

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5467, 2000, Pages 845-847

  Coltice, Nicolas ^a   Albarède, Francis ^a   Gillet, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; POTASSIUM;

ARGON; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANTLE; POTASSIUM; RECYCLING;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RECYCLING; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0040784797     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5467.845     Document Type: Article

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