Primitive noble gases sampled from ocean island basalts cannot be from the Earth’s core

Li et al. established a liquid-liquid partition model based on ab initio calculations to reveal that He and Ne strongly fractionate during core-mantle separation, which concludes the primitive volatiles seen in hotspots cannot be from the core.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yunguo Li, Lidunka Vočadlo, Chris Ballentine, John P. Brodholt
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Colección:Nature Communications
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31588-7