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Core-mantle Differentiation

Core-mantle differentiation is a planetary interior process whereby dense metallic materials gravitationally segregate from lighter silicate materials during planetary accretion and thermal evolution, leading to the formation of a chemically distinct core and mantle.

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Heterogeneous accretion, composition and core–mantle differentiation of the Earth

D. C. Rubie, D. J. Frost, Ute Mann et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 2010 · 453 citations

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Evolution of Planetary Cores and the Earth-Moon System from Nb/Ta Systematics

Carsten Münker, Jörg A. Pfänder, Stefan Weyer et al. · Science · 2003 · 451 citations

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Accretion and differentiation of the terrestrial planets with implications for the compositions of early-formed Solar System bodies and accretion of water

D. C. Rubie, Seth A. Jacobson, Alessandro Morbidelli et al. · Icarus · 2014 · 419 citations · Full text

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Geochemistry of mantle–core differentiation at high pressure

Jie Li, C. B. Agee · Nature · 1996 · 418 citations

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182Hf-182W isotope systematics of chondrites, eucrites, and martian meteorites: Chronology of core formation and early mantle differentiation in Vesta and Mars

T. Kleine, Klaus Mezger, Carsten Münker et al. · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 2004 · 323 citations

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Authors

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  1. DC
    D. C. Rubie

    University of Bayreuth, Germany

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. TK
    T. Kleine

    University of Münster, Germany

    4 publications · 880 citations

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  3. DJ
    D. J. Frost

    University of Bayreuth, Germany

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

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  4. HP
    H. Palme

    University of Cologne, Germany

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. RJ
    R. J. Walker

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    3 publications · 506 citations

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Institutions

127

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. University of Bayreuth

    Bayreuth, Germany

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    4.2K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Carnegie Institution for Science

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    2K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    4.4K citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    986 citations

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  1. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Science

    5 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    5 publications · 680 citations

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  4. Icarus

    4 publications · 592 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 264 citations

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