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.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31588-7 |
Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 |