An ancient metasomatic source for the Walvis Ridge basalts

Chemical Geology

Volumn 273, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 151-167

  Salters, Vincent J M ^a   Sachi Kocher, Afi ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalts; Isotopes; Mantle geochemistry; Walvis Ridge

Indexed keywords

BASALT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; METASOMATISM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; RADIONUCLIDE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PITCAIRN; WALVIS RIDGE;

EID: 77952287744     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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