The constancy of upper mantle fO2 through time inferred from V/Sc ratios in basalts

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 228, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 483-493

  Anser Li, Zheng Xue ^a   Aeolus Lee, Cin Ty ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Fugacity; Mantle; Oxygen; Scandium; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; ORGANIC MATTER (OC);

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ICE; MELTING; REDOX REACTIONS;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BASALT; FUGACITY; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; OXYGEN; SCANDIUM; VANADIUM;

EID: 10644266157     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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