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The degassing history of the Earth: Noble gas studies of Archaean cherts and zero age glassy submarine basaltsRecent noble gas studies suggests the Earth's atmosphere outgassed from the Earth's upper mantle synchronous with sea floor spreading, ocean ridge hydrothermal activity and the formation of continents by partial melting in subduction zones. The evidence for formation of the atmosphere by outgassing of the mantle is the presence of radionuclides H3.-4, Ar-040 and 136 Xe-136 in the atmosphere that were produced from K-40, U and Th in the mantle. How these radionuclides were formed is reviewed.
Document ID
19850024759
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hart, R. (Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Hogan, L. (Oregon State Univ. Corvallis, OR, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst. Workshop on the Early Earth: The Interval from Accretion to the Older Archean
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
85N33072
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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