Geochemical mass balance for lithium, boron, and strontium in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea (Project TROPICS)

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3365-3383

  Brunskill, Gregg J ^a   Zagorskis, Irena ^a   Pfitzner, John ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; LITHIUM; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM; WEATHERING;

GULF OF PAPUA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0142187596     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01410-2     Document Type: Article

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