Argon-lead isotopic correlation in Mid-Atlantic Ridge basalts

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5402, 1999, Pages 666-668

  Sarda, Philippe ^a,b   Moreira, Manuel ^a,c   Staudacher, Thomas ^a,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d 14RN3 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; GLASS; ISOTOPE; LEAD; TRACER;

ARGON; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CONTAMINATION; GAS ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033614041     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5402.666     Document Type: Article

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