Tracking the lithium isotopic evolution of the mantle using carbonatites

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 265, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 726-742

  Halama, Ralf ^a   McDonough, William F ^a   Rudnick, Roberta L ^a   Bell, Keith ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

carbonatites; lithium isotopes; mantle geochemistry

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITES; EARTH'S MANTLE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; LITHIUM ISOTOPES; MANTLE GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; LITHIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; RADIOISOTOPES; ROCKS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBONATITE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHIUM; MAGMA; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MODELING;

EID: 38049092121     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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