Conditions of core formation in the earth: Constraints from Nickel and Cobalt partitioning

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2141-2151

  Chabot, Nancy L ^a,c   Draper, David S ^b   Agee, Carl B ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; CORE (PLANETARY); EARLY EARTH; FORMATION MECHANISM; MANTLE; NICKEL;

EID: 17444390048     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.10.019     Document Type: Article

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