Xenon isotope constraints on the thermal evolution of the early Earth

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 4-9

  Coltice, Nicolas ^a   Marty, Bernard ^b   Yokochi, Reika ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Degassing; Hadean; Mantle; Xenon

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; HADEAN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE SOURCE; PLATE TECTONICS; RADIOACTIVITY; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; XENON;

EID: 68349138907     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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