Th-U fractionation and mantle structure

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 163-175

  Asmerom, Yemane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Lithosphere; Mantle; Nd 144 Nd 143; Th U

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; MANTLE STRUCTURE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

EID: 0033558864     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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