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Early episodes of high-pressure core formation preserved in plume mantle

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  • Colin R. M. Jackson

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington
    National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • Neil R. Bennett

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington)

  • Zhixue Du

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington)

  • Elizabeth Cottrell

    (National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution)

  • Yingwei Fei

    (Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington)

Abstract

Xenon isotopic anomalies found in modern plume rocks are explained as the result of iodine-to-plutonium fractionations during early, high-pressure episodes of core formation.

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  • Colin R. M. Jackson & Neil R. Bennett & Zhixue Du & Elizabeth Cottrell & Yingwei Fei, 2018. "Early episodes of high-pressure core formation preserved in plume mantle," Nature, Nature, vol. 553(7689), pages 491-495, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:553:y:2018:i:7689:d:10.1038_nature25446
    DOI: 10.1038/nature25446
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    1. Zhi Li & Kuangdai Leng & Jennifer Jenkins & Sanne Cottaar, 2022. "Kilometer-scale structure on the core–mantle boundary near Hawaii," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.

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