Nb/Ta fractionation observed in eclogites from the Chinese Continental Scientific Drilling Project

Chemical Geology

Volumn 268, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 27-40

  Liang, J L ^a   Ding, X ^a   Sun, X M ^b   Zhang, Z M ^c   Zhang, H ^a   Sun, W D ^a,d  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Amphibole; CCSD; Eclogite; Nb Ta fractionation; Rutile; Subduction

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CHINESE CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC DRILLING PROJECT; ECLOGITE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NIOBIUM; RUTILE; SUBDUCTION; TANTALUM;

EID: 70349391740     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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