A diffusion mechanism for core-mantle interaction

Nature

Volumn 450, Issue 7170, 2007, Pages 709-711

  Hayden, Leslie A ^a   Watson, E Bruce ^a  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; MAGNESIUM OXIDE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DIFFUSION; GRAIN BOUNDARY; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; UPPER MANTLE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; DIFFUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 36749033156     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06380     Document Type: Article

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