Determination of natural Cu-isotope variation by plasma-source mass spectrometry: Implications for use as geochemical tracers

Chemical Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 139-149

  Zhu, X K ^a   O'Nions, R K ^a   Guo, Y ^a   Belshaw, N S ^a   Rickard, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black smokers; Cu isotopes; Hydrothermal systems; Isotope fractionation; Plasma source mass spectrometry; Sulphides

Indexed keywords

BLACK SMOKER; COPPER ISOTOPE; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRACER;

EID: 0033998533     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00076-5     Document Type: Article

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