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The planetary primordial component of rare gases in the deep Earth
Author(s) -
Fisher David E.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl001i004p00161
Subject(s) - astrobiology , atmosphere (unit) , earth (classical element) , geology , atmosphere of earth , basalt , physics , astronomy , meteorology , geochemistry
Ar, Kr, and Xe were measured in basalts dredged from several deep sea locations, one of which may indicate entrapment of planetary primordial gases. The data support earlier suggestion that Xe was depleted in the earth's atmosphere by selective adsorbtion.