Lithium isotopic composition of Central American Volcanic Arc lavas: Implications for modification of subarc mantle by slab-derived fluids

Chemical Geology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-280

  Chan, L H ^a   Leeman, W P ^b   You, C F ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arc lavas; Central American Volcanic Arc; Lithium isotopes; Subarc mantle; Subducted components

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; LITHIUM; MANTLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 0033429224     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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