A link between large mantle melting events and continent growth seen in osmium isotopes

Nature

Volumn 449, Issue 7159, 2007, Pages 202-205

  Pearson, D G ^a   Parman, S W ^a   Nowell, G M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSMIUM;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; MANTLE; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; LASER SURGERY; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548609281     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06122     Document Type: Article

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