Xenon and Argon: A contrasting behavior in olivine at depth

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 6271-6284

  Sanloup, C ^a,b   Schmidt, B C ^c   Gudfinnsson, G ^d,g   Dewaele, A ^e   Mezouar, M ^f  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^e CEA DIF   (France)

^f EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^g ICELAND GEOSURVEY   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OLIVINE; P-T CONDITIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICATE; SUBSTITUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; XENON;

EID: 80053174140     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.08.023     Document Type: Article

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