Iron isotopes in ancient and modern komatiites: Evidence in support of an oxidised mantle from Archean to present

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 321-322, Issue , 2012, Pages 198-207

  Hibbert, K E J ^a,b   Williams, H M ^a,c   Kerr, A C ^d   Puchtel, I S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron isotopes; Komatiite; Oxygen fugacity

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ARCHEAN; BEST MATCH; BULK ROCKS; CORE FORMATION; DATA ARRAY; FE ISOTOPES; IRON ISOTOPES; KOMATIITE; LINEAR CORRELATION; OXYGEN FUGACITY; PARTIAL MELTING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PROTEROZOIC; REDUCING CONDITIONS; TIO;

GALLIUM; IRON; OLIVINE; OXYGENATION; QUARTZ; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ISOTOPES;

ARCHEAN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FUGACITY; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KOMATIITE; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; OLIVINE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; OXYGENATION; PARTIAL MELTING; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PYROXENE; SPINEL;

EID: 84856588688     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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