Redox evolution of the Earth caused by a multi-stage formation of its core

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 233, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 263-276

  Galimov, E M ^a  

^a VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Core formation; Early Earth; Mantle; Redox evolution; Thermal balance

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CORE ANALYSIS; IRON; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; REDOX REACTIONS;

MANTLE; REDOX EVOLUTION; REDOX POTENTIAL; SUPER-ADIABATIC DOWN FLOW;

EARTH (PLANET);

CORE (PLANETARY); PLANETARY EVOLUTION; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 18244410409     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.01.026     Document Type: Article

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