Natural fractionation of 238U/235U

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 345-359

  Weyer, S ^a   Anbar, A D ^b   Gerdes, A ^a   Gordon, G W ^b   Algeo, T J ^c   Boyle, E A ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; TRACER; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; EURASIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 37549046414     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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