Review of the lithium isotope system as a geochemical tracer

International Geology Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-388

  Tang, Yan Jie ^a   Zhang, Hong Fu ^a   Ying, Ji Feng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHIUM; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRACER; WEATHERING;

EID: 34247354941     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.49.4.374     Document Type: Review

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