Ca isotope fingerprints of early crust-mantle evolution

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 165-176

  Kreissig, Katharina ^a   Elliott, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CALCIUM; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE SOURCE; TRACER;

EID: 11244249731     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.06.026     Document Type: Article

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