Evidence for high-pressure core-mantle differentiation from the metal-silicate partitioning of lithophile and weakly-siderophile elements

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 7360-7386

  Mann, Ute ^a   Frost, Daniel J ^a   Rubie, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HIGH PRESSURE; PARTITIONING; SIDEROPHILE ELEMENT; SILICATE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 70449448932     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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