Constraints on the 232Th/238Uratio (K) of the continental crust

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Paul, D ^a,b   White, W M ^a   Turcotte, D L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continental crust composition; Pb isotope evolution; Th U ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547177332     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000497     Document Type: Article

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