Chondritic-like xenon trapped in Archean rocks: A possible signature of the ancient atmosphere

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 308, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 298-306

  Pujol, Magali ^a   Marty, Bernard ^a   Burgess, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archean; Atmosphere; Fluid inclusions; Isotope fractionation; Xenon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ARCHEAN ROCKS; ENDMEMBERS; FLUID INCLUSION; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; NORTH POLE; STABLE ISOTOPES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BARIUM; FLUIDS; GALLIUM; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ARCHEAN; ARGON-ARGON DATING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORE ANALYSIS; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; KRYPTON; NEON; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUARTZ; STABLE ISOTOPE; XENON;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79960554476     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.053     Document Type: Article

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