Determination of the formal Ge-oxide species in silicate melts at oxygen fugacities applicable to terrestrial core formation scenarios

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-378

  Kegler, Philip ^a   Holzheid, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Core formation; Experimental petrology; Germanium; Oxygen fugacity; Partition coefficient; Valence state

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; GERMANIUM OXIDES; IRON OXIDES; OXYGEN;

CORE FORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY; OXYGEN FUGACITY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; VALENCE STATE;

SILICATES;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUGACITY; GERMANIUM; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IRON OXIDE; OXIDE; OXYGEN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PARTITIONING; PETROLOGY; SILICATE MELT;

EID: 79960547239     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2011/0023-2097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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