CRUSTAL NEON - A STRIKING UNIFORMITY

被引:162
作者
KENNEDY, BM
HIYAGON, H
REYNOLDS, JH
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley
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10.1016/0012-821X(90)90030-2
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P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
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0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
By combining data from a diverse suite of crustal fluid samples representing a broad geographical distribution, we have identified a well-defined nucleogenic (crustal) neon component. The neon is produced from (α, n) and (n, α) nuclear interactions involving nuclei of O, Mg, and F [1]. In the limiting case of 20Ne 22Ne = 0, the composition is: 21Ne 22Ne = 0.47 ± 0.01 and 21Ne 4He = (0.46 ± 0.08) × 10-7. A crustal O F ratio of ∼ 110 (atomic) calculated from the 21Ne 22Ne ratio is 4-10 times less than the average crustal O F ratio. The discrepancy can be accounted for by an enhanced O F ratio within the ∼ 10-40 μm range of the UTh-generated α-particles. © 1990.
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