Evidence for the early differentiation of the core from Pt-Re-Os isotope systematics of 2.8-Ga komatiites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 118-134

  Puchtel, Igor S ^a,b   Brandon, Alan D ^c   Humayun, Munir ^a,d   Walker, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaen komatiite; Core mantle interaction; Highly siderophile elements; Pt Re Os isotope sytematics

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEN KOMATIITE; CORE-MANTLE INTERACTION; HIGHLY SIDEROPHILE ELEMENTS;

EARTH (PLANET); HEAT FLUX; ISOTOPES; OSMIUM; PLATINUM; RHENIUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

GEOPHYSICS;

KOMATIITE;

EID: 24144435966     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.04.023     Document Type: Article

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