The composition of the continental river weathering flux deduced from seawater Mg isotopes

Chemical Geology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 133-142

  de Villiers, S ^a,b   Dickson, J A D ^a   Ellam, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental weathering; Echinoderms; Magnesium isotopes; Phanerozoic; River water; Seawater

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNESIUM; PHANEROZOIC; SEAWATER; SILICATE; WEATHERING;

EID: 14244254615     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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