Constraints on melt generation and transport from U-series activity ratios

Chemical Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-94

  McKenzie, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraints; Melt generation; U series activity ratios

Indexed keywords

BASALT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; MELT; URANIUM;

EID: 0034602855     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00126-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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