The influence of weathering processes on riverine magnesium isotopes in a basaltic terrain

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 187-197

  Pogge von Strandmann, Philip A E ^a,b   Burton, Kevin W ^a,c   James, Rachael H ^a   van Calsteren, Peter ^a   Gislason, Sigurdur R ^d   Sigfússon, Bergur ^d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

chemical weathering; Iceland; magnesium isotopes; physical weathering; secondary mineral formation stability

Indexed keywords

BASALT GLASSES; BASALTIC GLASSES; BIOMASS ACTIVITIES; CARBON CYCLES; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHEMICAL WEATHERINGS; DIRECT PRECIPITATIONS; DISSOLVED LOADS; EARTH'S CLIMATES; GLACIAL ICES; GLACIAL RUNOFFS; HIGH PH; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; HYDROTHERMAL WATERS; ICELAND; ICELANDICS; ISOTOPIC VARIATIONS; MG CONCENTRATIONS; MG ISOTOPES; MOBILE ELEMENTS; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PHYSICAL WEATHERING; SECONDARY MINERAL FORMATION/STABILITY; SECONDARY MINERALS; SECONDARY PHASES; SUSPENDED LOADS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATES; WEATHERING PROCESSES;

BASALT; BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; COLLOIDS; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; GLASS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OLIVINE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEAWATER; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WEATHERING;

MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES;

CARBON CYCLE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNESIUM; RUNOFF; SUSPENDED LOAD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 55549116645     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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