Hf isotope compositions of komatiites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 439-451

  Blichert Toft, Janne ^a   Arndt, Nicholas T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical fractionation; Garnet group; Hafnium; Isotope ratios; Komatiite; Magma oceans; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KOMATIITE;

EID: 0032786220     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00151-X     Document Type: Article

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