Core formation and the oxidation state of the Earth

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 78-95

  Wade, Jon ^a   Wood, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Core formation; Earth accretion; Mantle oxidation state; Metal silicate partitioning; Perovskite

Indexed keywords

CORE FORMATION; MANTLE CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN FUGACITY; REFRACTORY ELEMENTS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; FREE ENERGY; LIQUID METALS; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

EARTH (PLANET);

CORE (PLANETARY); FRACTIONATION; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; REDOX CONDITIONS;

EID: 22144451437     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.05.017     Document Type: Article

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