Application of precise 142Nd/144Nd analysis of small samples to inclusions in diamonds (Finsch, South Africa) and Hadean Zircons (Jack Hills, Western Australia)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 247, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 253-265

  Caro, G ^a   Bennett, V C ^b   Bourdon, B ^c   Harrison, T M ^b,d   von Quadt, A ^c   Mojzsis, S J ^e   Harris, J W ^f  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

142Nd; Differentiation; Finsch; Hadean crust; Isotope; Jack Hills

Indexed keywords

DIAMOND; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HADEAN; ION MICROPROBE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MELT INCLUSION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PRECISION; RECRYSTALLIZATION; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JACK HILLS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 37449023945     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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