Nb/Ta variations of mafic volcanics on the Archean-Proterozoic boundary: Implications for the Nb/Ta imbalance

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1106-1119

  Liu, Yongsheng ^a,b   Gao, Shan ^a,b   Wang, Xuance ^a   Hu, Shenghong ^a   Wang, Jianqi ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Archean Proterozoic boundary; Nb Ta deficit; Precambrian mafic volcanics

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GARNETS; MELTING; NIOBIUM; TANTALUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ARCHEAN-PROTEROZOIC BOUNDARY; GEOCHEMICAL RESERVOIRS; NB/TA DEFICIT; PRECAMBRIAN MAFIC VOLCANICS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ARCHEAN; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; NIOBIUM; PROTEROZOIC; TANTALUM;

EID: 33746328070     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0265     Document Type: Article

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