Iron isotope compositions of carbonatites record melt generation, crystallization, and late-stage volatile-transport processes

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 91-110

  Johnson, Clark M ^a   Bell, Keith ^b   Beard, Brian L ^a   Shultis, Aaron I ^a  

^a Lewis G Weeks Hall for Geological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

EID: 77950522035     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00710-009-0055-4     Document Type: Article

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