Lithium isotope evidence for subduction-enriched mantle in the source of mid-ocean-ridge basalts

Nature

Volumn 443, Issue 7111, 2006, Pages 565-568

  Elliott, Tim ^a   Thomas, Alex ^a,b   Jeffcoate, Alistair ^a,d   Niu, Yaoling ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Rio Tinto Iron Ore Atlantic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; LITHIUM; OCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; RECYCLING;

CRUSTAL MATERIALS; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ISOTOPES;

ISOTOPE; LITHIUM; NEODYMIUM; PERIDOTITE; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

HETEROGENEITY; LITHIUM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE;

ARTICLE; BASALT; COMPUTER MODEL; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RECYCLING;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33749517549     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05144     Document Type: Article

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