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Abstract

Osmium isotopes record evidence for 2.5-billion-year-old mantle beneath the Azores. The origin of this ancient mantle has implications for the nature and timescale of mantle convection.

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Title
Ancient mantle in a modern plume
Author
Widom, Elisabeth
Pages
281-2
Publication year
2002
Publication date
Nov 21, 2002
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/420281a
ProQuest document ID
204488349
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Nov 21, 2002