The Skaergaard Layered Series, part VII: Sr and Nd isotopes

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 757-771

  McBirney, Alexander R ^a   Creaser, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nd isotopes; Skaergaard; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAYERED INTRUSION; MAGMA; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

GREENLAND; SKAERGAARD;

EID: 0038304430     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/44.4.757     Document Type: Article

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