Nd and Sr isotopic compositions of sediments from the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers: Implications for partitioning tectonic terranes and crust weathering of the Central and Southeast China

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-426

  Meng, Xianwei ^a   Liu, Yanguang ^b   Shi, Xuefa ^b   Du, Dewen ^b  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Crust weathering; Nd and Sr isotopes; Tectonic terranes; Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TERRANE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; YANGTZE RIVER; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 58049206808     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-008-0054-5     Document Type: Article

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