Calcium and magnesium isotope systematics in rivers draining the Himalaya-Tibetan-Plateau region: Lithological or fractionation control?

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1057-1075

  Tipper, Edward T ^a,b   Galy, Albert ^a   Bickle, Mike J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGNESIUM; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HIMALAYAS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 38749114260     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.11.029     Document Type: Article

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