The chemical composition of the Earth: Enstatite chondrite models

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 293, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 259-268

  Javoy, M ^a   Kaminski, E ^a   Guyot, F ^a   Andrault, D ^e   Sanloup, C ^b   Moreira, M ^a   Labrosse, S ^d   Jambon, A ^b   Agrinier, P ^a   Davaille, A ^c   Jaupart, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical earth models; Core composition; Early Earth; Enstatite chondrites; Heterogeneous mantle; Isotopic anomalies; Radioactive heating; Redox state

Indexed keywords

CORE COMPOSITION; EARLY EARTH; EARTH MODELS; HETEROGENEOUS MANTLE; RADIOACTIVE HEATING; REDOX STATE;

GEOPHYSICS; HEATING; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; METEORITES; OXYGEN; PETROGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVITY; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACCRETION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EARLY EARTH; ENSTATITE CHONDRITE; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDOX CONDITIONS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 77951295768     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.02.033     Document Type: Article

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