Nonbiological fractionation of Fe isotopes: Evidence of an equilibrium isotope effect

Chemical Geology

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 69-85

  Roe, J E ^a   Anbar, A D ^a   Barling, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anion exchange chromatography; Fe; Isotope composition; Mass fractionation

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; IRON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION;

EID: 0037446427     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00389-3     Document Type: Article

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