Experimental evidence for the absence of iron isotope fractionation between metal and silicate liquids at 1 GPa and 1250–1300 °C and its cosmochemical consequences

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 164-181

  Hin, Remco C ^a   Schmidt, Max W ^a   Bourdon, Bernard ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

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EID: 84874392593     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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