Towards a consistent mantle carbon flux estimate: Insights from volatile systematics (H2O/Ce, δD, CO2/Nb) in the North Atlantic mantle (14° N and 34° N)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 672-685

  Cartigny, Pierre ^a   Pineau, Françoise ^a   Aubaud, Cyril ^a   Javoy, Marc ^a  

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

Author keywords

carbon; degassing; MORB; niobium; volatiles

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION METHODS; DEGASSING; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CARBON FLUX; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MANTLE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DEGASSING; FAULT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NIOBIUM; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 38049031307     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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