Hf isotope evidence for selective mobility of high-field-strength elements in a subduction setting: South Sandwich Islands

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 252, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 223-244

  Barry, T L ^a   Pearce, J A ^a   Leat, P T ^b   Millar, I L ^c   le Roex, A P ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c BGS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

fluids; geochemistry; hafnium isotopes; slab ends; slab recycling; subduction

Indexed keywords

SLAB ENDS; SLAB RECYCLING; SUBDUCTION;

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

HAFNIUM;

FLUID INCLUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HAFNIUM; ISLAND ARC; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; OCEANIC CRUST; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS;

EID: 33751185763     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.09.034     Document Type: Article

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