The K/U ratio of the silicate Earth: Insights into mantle composition, structure and thermal evolution

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 278, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 361-369

  Arevalo Jr , Ricardo ^a   McDonough, William F ^a   Luong, Mario ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

argon; degas; potassium; radiogenic; uranium; volatile

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION OF THE EARTHS; COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; COOLING RATES; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARIES; DEGAS; DOMINANT MODES; LOWER MANTLES; MANTLE COMPOSITIONS; MANTLE CONVECTIONS; OCEAN ISLAND BASALTS; PACIFIC OCEANS; RADIOGENIC; RADIOGENIC HEATS; THERMAL EVOLUTIONS; VOLATILE; VOLATILE SPECIES;

ACTINIDES; ARGON; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; POTASSIUM; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SILICATES; TECTONICS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

EARTH (PLANET);

ACCRETION; CONTINENTAL CRUST; COOLING; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HEAT FLOW; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; POTASSIUM; THERMAL EVOLUTION; URANIUM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 60649095661     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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