Chondritic xenon in the Earth’s mantle

Antonio Caracausi (), Guillaume Avice, Peter G. Burnard, Evelyn Füri and Bernard Marty
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Antonio Caracausi: Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Palermo
Guillaume Avice: Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, UMR 7358, Université de Lorraine, CNRS
Peter G. Burnard: Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, UMR 7358, Université de Lorraine, CNRS
Evelyn Füri: Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, UMR 7358, Université de Lorraine, CNRS
Bernard Marty: Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques, UMR 7358, Université de Lorraine, CNRS

Nature, 2016, vol. 533, issue 7601, 82-85

Abstract: High-precision analysis of magmatic gas from the Eifel volcanic area in Germany suggests that the light xenon isotopes reflect a chondritic primordial component that differs from the precursor of atmospheric xenon, consistent with an asteroidal origin for the volatile elements in the Earth’s mantle.

Date: 2016
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