The W isotope evolution of the bulk silicate Earth: Constraints on the timing and mechanisms of core formation and accretion

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 109-123

  Kleine, T ^a,c   Mezger, K ^a   Palme, H ^b   Munker C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accretion; Core; Core formation; Impacts; Magma ocean; Moon; W isotopes

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR SYSTEM; TUNGSTEN;

CHONDRITES; CORE FORMATION; METAL SEGREGATION;

SILICATE MINERALS;

ACCRETION; CORE (PLANETARY); MANTLE CHEMISTRY; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; SILICATE; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 8644284178     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.09.023     Document Type: Article

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