Seawater subduction controls the heavy noble gas composition of the mantle

Nature

Volumn 441, Issue 7090, 2006, Pages 186-191

  Holland, Greg ^a   Ballentine, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; NEON; SEAWATER; SOLAR CELLS; XENON;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE RESERVOIRS; PLANETARY ACCRETION; SEAWATER SUBDUCTION CONTROLS;

NATURAL GAS;

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; GROUND WATER; HELIUM; INERT GAS; KRYPTON; NEON; SEA WATER; VOLATILE AGENT; XENON;

ARGON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; HELIUM; KRYPTON; NEON; SEAWATER; SUBDUCTION; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; XENON;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEDIMENT;

EID: 33646587375     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04761     Document Type: Article

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