Baking at AORI

A few sediment samples from the Nankai Trough have been analyzed to determine the He concentrations and the 3He/4He isotope ratios in the mineral phase. The CO(2) produced by heating the samples in a Ta furnace (i.e., the gas extraction step at up to 1800°C) was analyzed for its δ13C isotope signature.

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