Molybdenum isotope behaviour accompanying weathering and riverine transport in a basaltic terrain

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 104-114

  Pearce, Christopher R ^a   Burton, Kevin W ^a   von Strandmann, Philip A E Pogge ^a   James, Rachael H ^a   Gíslason, Sigurur R ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Basaltic weathering; Estuarine mixing; Molybdenum (Mo) isotopes; Riverine inputs

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE COMPOSITION; BASALTIC WEATHERING; BED LOAD; CONTINENTAL CRUSTS; CRUSTAL ROCKS; DISSOLVED LOAD; ESTUARINE MIXING; GLACIAL RIVERS; HYDROTHERMAL WATER; ICELANDS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE SYSTEMS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOW SALINITY; MIXING BEHAVIOUR; MIXING ZONES; MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES; REDOX STATE; RIVER CATCHMENT; RIVERINE INPUT; SYSTEMATIC CHANGES;

BASALT; CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; ESTUARIES; ISOTOPES; MIXING; OCEANOGRAPHY; RIVERS; SOIL MECHANICS; WEATHERING;

MOLYBDENUM;

BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MIXING; MOLYBDENUM; REDOX CONDITIONS; WEATHERING;

ICELAND;

EID: 77953028975     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.032     Document Type: Article

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