Boron isotopes geochemistry of the Changjiang basin rivers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6084-6097

  Chetelat, B ^a   Liu, C Q ^a   Gaillardet, J ^b   Wang, Q L ^a   Zhao, Z Q ^a   Liang, C S ^a   Xiao, Y K ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

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

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BORON ISOTOPE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; SILICATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 69849099695     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.07.026     Document Type: Article

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