Trace element and isotopic evidence for temporal changes of the mantle sources in the South Shetland Island, Antarctica

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-219

  Lee, Mi Jung ^a   Lee, Jong Ik ^b   Choe, Won Hie ^b   Park, Chung Hwa ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous mantle; South Shetlanf Islands; Sr Nd Pb isotopes; Subduction component; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ENRICHMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 55349127448     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.207     Document Type: Article

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