Resolving lithospheric and sub-lithospheric contributions to helium isotope variations in basalts from the southwestern US

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 213-222

  Reid, Mary R ^a,b   Graham, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b White Mountain Research Station   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalts; Geochemistry; He 4 He 3; Lithosphere

Indexed keywords

BASALT; ELEMENT MOBILITY; HELIUM ISOTOPE; LITHOPHILE ELEMENT; LITHOSPHERE;

USA;

EID: 0030425461     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00166-5     Document Type: Article

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