Nd, Pb and Sr isotopic compositions of East African carbonatites: Evidence for mantle mixing and plume inhomogeneity

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1927-1946

  Bell, Keith ^a   Tilton, G R ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonatites; FOZO; Isotopes; Plumes; Rifts

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CENOZOIC; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE PROCESS; MESOZOIC; MIXING;

EAST AFRICAN RIFT; KENYA; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 0034771168     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/42.10.1927     Document Type: Article

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