Limited lithium isotopic fractionation during progressive metamorphic dehydration in metapelites: A case study from the Onawa contact aureole, Maine

Chemical Geology

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Teng, Fang Zhen ^a   McDonough, William F ^a   Rudnick, Roberta L ^a   Wing, Boswell A ^a,b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Isotope fractionation; Lithium; Maine; Metamorphic dehydration; Onawa contact aurole

Indexed keywords

AUREOLE; DEHYDRATION; DISTILLATION; GRANODIORITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHIUM; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; MINERALOGY; PARTIAL MELTING; TRACE ELEMENT; UPPER CRUST;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847610996     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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