Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion

Anderson, William W.

doi:10.1038/ngeo2391

Title: Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion

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Here, pinpointing when Earth's core formed depends on the extent of metal–silicate equilibration in the mantle. Vaporization and recondensation of impacting planetesimal cores during accretion may reconcile disparate lines of evidence.

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Anderson, William W. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1257824

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-21047
Journal ID: ISSN 1752-0894; ngeo2391

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nature Geoscience

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1752-0894

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

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  title        = {Planetary science: Iron fog of accretion},

  author       = {Anderson, William W.},

  abstractNote = {Here, pinpointing when Earth's core formed depends on the extent of metal–silicate equilibration in the mantle. Vaporization and recondensation of impacting planetesimal cores during accretion may reconcile disparate lines of evidence.},

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