Geochemistry and Nd-isotope systematics of chemical and terrigenous sediments from the Dun Mountain Ophiolite, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 427-451

  Sivell, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical sediment; Diagenesis; Dun Mountain Ophiolite; Geochemistry; Hydrogenous; Hydrothermal; Nd isotope; Ophiolite; Provenance; Turbidite argillite

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMISTRY; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OPHIOLITE; PERMIAN; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

DUN MOUNTAIN; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 0036958935     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2002.9514983     Document Type: Article

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