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The oxidation state of Hadean magmas and implications for early Earth’s atmosphere

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  • Dustin Trail

    (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    New York Center for Astrobiology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

  • E. Bruce Watson

    (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    New York Center for Astrobiology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

  • Nicholas D. Tailby

    (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    New York Center for Astrobiology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Abstract

Earth's mantle is likely to have reached its present-day oxidation state before 4 billion years ago, according to a determination of the oxidation state of Hadean magmatic melts.

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  • Dustin Trail & E. Bruce Watson & Nicholas D. Tailby, 2011. "The oxidation state of Hadean magmas and implications for early Earth’s atmosphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 480(7375), pages 79-82, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:480:y:2011:i:7375:d:10.1038_nature10655
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10655
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    1. Nicholas Dygert & Gokce K. Ustunisik & Roger L. Nielsen, 2024. "Europium in plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions reveals mantle melting modulates oxygen fugacity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.
    2. Joshua Krissansen-Totton & Nicholas Wogan & Maggie Thompson & Jonathan J. Fortney, 2024. "The erosion of large primary atmospheres typically leaves behind substantial secondary atmospheres on temperate rocky planets," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.
    3. Fangyi Zhang & Vincenzo Stagno & Lipeng Zhang & Chen Chen & Haiyang Liu & Congying Li & Weidong Sun, 2024. "The constant oxidation state of Earth’s mantle since the Hadean," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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