Chlorine stable isotopes and halogen concentrations in convergent margins with implications for the Cl isotopes cycle in the ocean

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 90-104

  Wei, Wei ^a   Kastner, Miriam ^a   Spivack, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Br Cl ratios; Cl stable isotopes; convergent margins; marine Cl cycle; pore fluids; serpentines

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGINS; PORE FLUIDS; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

CHLORINE; DEHYDRATION; HALOGEN ELEMENTS; ISOTOPES; MINERALOGY; SEAWATER; SERPENTINE;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CHLORINE; CONVERGENT MARGIN; HALOGEN; SEAWATER; SERPENTINE; SLAB; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 38349049232     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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