Dynamics of metal-silicate separation in a terrestrial magma ocean

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Höink, Tobias ^a   Schmalzl, Jörg ^a   Hansen, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational geophysics; Convection and sedimentation; Evolution of the earth; Geophysical fluid dynamics; Metal silicate separation; Terrestrial magma ocean

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247552999     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GC001268     Document Type: Article

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