Long-term fluxes and budget of ferric iron: Implication for the redox states of the Earth's mantle and atmosphere

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-211

  Lécuyer, Christophe ^a   Ricard, Yanick ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Eh; Ferric iron; Hydrothermal alteration; Mantle

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IRON; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 0345425822     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00267-2     Document Type: Article

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