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Nd, Sr and Pb isotopic systematics in a three-component mantle: a new perspective

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Average Nd, Sr and Pb isotopic compositions for oceanic basalts indicate that the present day mantle consists of three chemically independent components. The recognition of a third mantle component obviates geochemical arguments which have been used to support chemical stratification and convective decoupling within the mantle, and the transport of lead to the core throughout geological time.

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Zindler, A., Jagoutz, E. & Goldstein, S. Nd, Sr and Pb isotopic systematics in a three-component mantle: a new perspective. Nature 298, 519–523 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/298519a0

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