Experimental partitioning of uranium between liquid iron sulfide and liquid silicate: Implications for radioactivity in the Earth's core

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1537-1547

  Wheeler, Kevin T ^a   Walker, David ^a   Fei, Yingwei ^b   Minarik, William G ^c   McDonough, William F ^d  

^a International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE (PLANETARY); IRON SULFIDE; RADIOACTIVITY; URANIUM;

EID: 33644613090     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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