Constraints on source-forming processes of West Greenland kimberlites inferred from Hf-Nd isotope systematics>

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2820-2836

  Gaffney, Amy M ^a   Blichert Toft, Janne ^b   Nelson, Bruce K ^a   Bizzarro, Martin ^c   Rosing, Minik ^d   Albarède, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KIMBERLITE; MAGMA; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 34248682459     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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