Lithium isotopic compositions of the New England Batholith: Correlations with inferred source rock compositions

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 199-214

  Bryant, Colleen J ^a   Chappell, Bruce W ^b   Bennett, Victoria C ^a   McCulloch, Malcolm T ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crust; Granite; Lithium isotope; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; SOURCE ROCK;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CARBONIFEROUS;

EID: 15444380745     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300001012     Document Type: Article

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