Low solubility of He and Ar in carbonatitic liquids: Implications for decoupling noble gas and lithophile isotope systems

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1672-1683

  Burnard, Pete ^a   Toplis, Michael J ^b   Medynski, Sarah ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

^b OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBONATITE; HELIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METASOMATISM; NOBLE GAS; SILICATE MELT; SOLUBILITY;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 75149196789     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.11.031     Document Type: Article

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