Evolution of Nd and Pb isotopes in Central Pacific seawater from ferromanganese crusts

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Ling, H F ^a,d   Burton, K W ^b   O'Nions, R K ^a   Kamber, B S ^a   Von Blanckenburg, F ^a   Gibb, A J ^a   Hein, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Central pacific; Lead; Neodymium; Residence time

Indexed keywords

FERROMANGANESE CRUST; FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LEAD; NEODYMIUM; SEAWATER;

PACIFIC, (CENTRAL);

EID: 0030878896     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00224-5     Document Type: Article

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