Geochemical Evidence for Excess Iron in the Mantle Beneath Hawaii

Humayun, Munir; Qin, Liping; Norman, Marc

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Geochemical Evidence for Excess Iron in the Mantle Beneath Hawaii

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2004

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Humayun, Munir

Qin, Liping

Norman, Marc

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Chemical interaction of Earth's mantle with the liquid outer core should influence the mantle's iron content. Osmium isotope ratios in Hawaiian lavas indicate a mass flux of ≤1% core to the mantle, which is the immediate source of these lavas. We presen

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10.1126/science.1101050

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