The generation of mid-ocean ridge basalts from the Hf and Nd isotope perspective

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 141, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 109-123

  Salters, Vincent J M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hafnium; Mid ocean ridge basalts; Neodymium; Partial melting

Indexed keywords

BASALTS; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; NEODYMIUM;

EID: 0029731141     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00070-2     Document Type: Article

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