Nd, Sr, and Pb isotopic evidence for diverse lithospheric mantle sources of East African Rift carbonatites

Tectonophysics

Volumn 278, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 31-45

  Kalt, A ^a   Hegner, E ^b   Satir, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonatite; East African Rift; Mantle reservoirs; Nd Sr Pb isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CARBONATITE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE SOURCE;

AFRICA, EAST AFRICAN RIFT;

EID: 0031413957     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00093-0     Document Type: Article

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