Constraints on the coupled thermal evolution of the Earth's core and mantle, the age of the inner core, and the origin of the 186Os/188Os "core signal" in plume-derived lavas

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 250, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 306-317

  Lassiter, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

core mantle boundary; inner core; osmium; potassium; thermal evolution

Indexed keywords

CORE/MANTLE INTERACTION; PLUME-DERIVED LAVAS; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; ISOTOPES; OSMIUM; POTASSIUM; SOLIDIFICATION; TECTONICS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EARTH (PLANET);

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HEAT FLOW; INNER CORE; MANTLE PLUME; OSMIUM; OUTER CORE; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 33748896636     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.07.044     Document Type: Article

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