Zr/Nb systematics of ocean island basalts reassessed-the case for binary mixing

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1007-1021

  Kamber, B S ^a   Collerson, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binary mixing; Degree of melting; Fractional crystallization; Linear concentration relationship; Trace element enrichment

Indexed keywords

BASALT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; NIOBIUM; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 0034234323     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/41.7.1007     Document Type: Article

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