Ra-Th-Sr isotope systematics in Grande Comore Island: A case study of plume-lithosphere interaction

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 99-117

  Claude Ivanaj, Christelle ^a,b   Bourdon, Bernard ^a   Allègre, Claude J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comoro Islands; Hot spots; Isotope ratios; Lithosphere

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC RATIO; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PLUME; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT;

COMOROS;

EID: 0032535850     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00195-2     Document Type: Article

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