Silicon isotope homogeneity in the mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 139-146

  Savage, P S ^a   Georg, R B ^b   Armytage, R M G ^a   Williams, H M ^a   Halliday, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk silicate earth; MORB; OIB; Silicon isotopes; Terrestrial mantle; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; BEST ESTIMATES; BULK SILICATE EARTH; CONCENTRATION OF; CORE FORMATION; CRUSTAL PROCESS; HIGH PRECISION; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; POLYMERISATION; SILICON ISOTOPES; ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS;

ISOTOPES; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON OXIDES;

SILICON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; SILICATE; SILICON; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 77953028734     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.035     Document Type: Article

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