Hf isotope constraints on mantle sources and shallow-level contaminants during kerguelen hot spot activity since ̃120 Ma

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Ingle, Stephanie ^a,b   Weis, Dominique ^a,c   Doucet, Sonia ^a,d   Mattielli, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Hf isotopes; Indian ocean; Kerguelen hot spot; Large igneous provinces; Ocean drilling program; Ocean island basalt

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242698253     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000482     Document Type: Article

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