Neon isotopes constrain convection and volatile origin in the Earth's mantle

Nature

Volumn 433, Issue 7021, 2005, Pages 33-38

  Ballentine, Chris J ^a   Marty, Bernard ^b,c   Lollar, Barbara Sherwood ^d   Cassidy, Martin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CRPG CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL PLUMES;

ACCRETING MATERIALS; EARTH'S MANTLE; PLUME SOURCES; VOLATILE FLUX;

NEON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; ISOTOPE; NEON;

MANTLE; NEON;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ENERGY RESOURCE; IRRADIATION; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 11944260164     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03182     Document Type: Article

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