Oxygen isotope composition of the Denchai sapphire, Thailand: A clue to its enigmatic origin

Lithos

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 153-161

  Yui, Tzen Fu ^a   Zaw, Khin ^b   Limtrakun, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali basalt; Gemfield; Oxygen isotope; Sapphire; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRUST; FRACTIONATION; MANTLE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; SAPPHIRE;

DENCHAI; THAILAND;

EID: 0037368791     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(02)00268-2     Document Type: Article

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