Oceanic 231Pa/230Th ratio influenced by particle composition and remineralization

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 183-195

  Luo, Shangde ^a   Ku, Teh Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractionation; Isotope ratios; Mineralization; Pa 231; Particles; Productivity; Th 230

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION; PROTACTINIUM; SCAVENGING; SEAWATER; THORIUM 230;

EID: 0033561562     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00035-7     Document Type: Article

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