Lithium and its isotopes in major world rivers: implications for weathering and the oceanic budget

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2039-2051

  Huh, Youngsook ^a   Chan, Lui Heung ^a   Zhang, Libo ^b   Edmond, John M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE; LITHIUM; RIVER; WEATHERING;

EID: 0032100886     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00126-4     Document Type: Article

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