Clumped isotope thermometry of carbonatites as an indicator of diagenetic alteration

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4110-4122

  Dennis, Kate J ^a   Schrag, Daniel P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBONATE; CARBONATITE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DIAGENESIS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LATTICE DYNAMICS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PALEOTEMPERATURE; RECRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 77953684303     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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