The effect of temperature on the partitioning of nickel, cobalt, manganese, chromium, and vanadium at 9 GPa and constraints on formation of the Earth's core

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 867-882

  Geßmann, Christine K ^a   Rubie, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; CORE; MAGNESIOWUSTITE; MANGANESE; METAL-OXIDE PARTITIONING; NICKEL; VANADIUM;

EID: 0345195988     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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