作者: Kevin W. Burton , Bénédicte Cenki-Tok , Fatima Mokadem , Jason Harvey , Abdelmouhcine Gannoun
DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1531
关键词: Volcanology 、 Seabed 、 Mantle (geology) 、 Continental crust 、 Geochemistry 、 Geology 、 Structural geology 、 Radiogenic nuclide
摘要: The mantle and continental crust contain excessive amounts of radiogenic lead, implying that a complementary reservoir unradiogenic lead should exist somewhere on Earth. Isotopic analyses rocks exposed the Atlantic Ocean floor reveal sulphide inclusions can have extremely compositions, suggesting could within itself.