Production, release and transport of noble gases in the continental crust

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Ballentine, Chris J ^a   Burnard, Pete G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33845785210     PISSN: 15296466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2138/rmg.2002.47.12     Document Type: Article

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