Fractionation of oxygen and iron isotopes by partial melting processes: Implications for the interpretation of stable isotope signatures in mafic rocks

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 156-166

  Williams, Helen M ^a,b   Nielsen, Sune G ^a,b   Renac, Christophe ^c   Griffin, William L ^a   O'Reilly, Suzanne Y ^a   McCammon, Catherine A ^d   Pearson, Norman ^a   Viljoen, Fanus ^e   Alt, Jeffrey C ^f   Halliday, Alex N ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

iron isotopes; mantle; melting; oxygen isotopes

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; GARNETS; IRON; MELTING; METAL MELTING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXYGEN; SCANDIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

ALTERED OCEANIC CRUSTS; COMPOSITIONAL HETEROGENEITY; IRON ISOTOPES; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LOW- TEMPERATURE PROCESS; MANTLE; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PARTIAL-MELTING PROCESS;

ISOTOPES;

CRUSTAL RECYCLING; ECLOGITE; GARNET; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE SOURCE; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PARTIAL MELTING; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBDUCTION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 65649092537     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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