Nitrogen isotopes and mantle geodynamics: The emergence of life and the atmosphere-crust-mantle connection

Elements

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 359-366

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Marty, Bernard ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Chemical geodynamics; Degassing; Nitrogen; Recycling

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; GEODYNAMICS; ISOTOPES; RECYCLING;

AMMONIUM; EARTH'S SURFACE; GEOLOGICAL TIME; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SURFACE INTERACTIONS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; UNIQUE FEATURES; VOLATILE ELEMENTS;

NITROGEN;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; DEGASSING; GEODYNAMICS; MANTLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84890902773     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.9.5.359     Document Type: Article

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