Helium isotopes as geochemical indicators of a serpentinized fore-arc mantle wedge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Umeda, Koji ^a   McCrank, Glen F ^b   Ninomiya, Atusi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Geoscience Consultant   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREARC BASIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HELIUM ISOTOPE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; SERPENTINIZATION; TECTONIC WEDGE; THERMAL SPRING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KII PENINSULA; KINKI; KYUSHU; SHIKOKU;

EID: 37349075868     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005031     Document Type: Article

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