An Overview of Noble Gas Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

Research Article| January 01, 2002 An Overview of Noble Gas Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry D. Porcelli; D. Porcelli Institute for Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, don.porcelli@earth.ox.ac.uk 1Now at: Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PR, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. J. Ballentine; C. J. Ballentine Institute for Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, don.porcelli@earth.ox.ac.uk 2Now at: Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of anchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar R. Wieler R. Wieler Institute for Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, don.porcelli@earth.ox.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2002) 47 (1): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2002.47.1 Article history first online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation D. Porcelli, C. J. Ballentine, R. Wieler; An Overview of Noble Gas Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2002;; 47 (1): 1–19. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2002.47.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search A wealth of fundamental information regarding the Earth and solar system is based upon observations of the highly volatile elements He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe. At first, this may seem surprising, considering that these elements are generally thought to reside almost entirely in the atmosphere, and so are considered strongly 'atmophile.' However, increasingly sophisticated analytical techniques have provided the means for precisely measuring their abundances in a wide range of geological and cosmochemical materials. Fittingly, these elements are known collectively as the rare gases, reflecting their general scarcity in geological materials. It is this feature that continues to provide... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.