Crystallization of a basal magma ocean recorded by Helium and Neon

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 308, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 193-199

  Coltice, Nicolas ^a   Moreira, Manuel ^b,d   Hernlund, John ^c   Labrosse, Stéphane ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Early Earth; Geochemistry; Geophysics; Mantle dynamics; Noble gasses

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOPHYSICS; HELIUM; ISOTOPES; NEON; REFRACTORY MATERIALS;

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; EARLY EARTH; HIGH-PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURES; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE DYNAMICS; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; REFRACTORY ELEMENTS;

PILES;

BASAL MELTING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EARLY EARTH; HELIUM; HOT SPOT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; NEON; NOBLE GAS;

EID: 79959972743     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.045     Document Type: Article

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