Ammonium loss and nitrogen isotopic fractionation in biotite as a function of metamorphic grade in metapelites from western Maine, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4759-4771

  Plessen, Birgit ^a   Harlov, Daniel E ^a   Henry, Darrell ^b   Guidotti, Charles V ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; BIOTITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; REDOX CONDITIONS; VOLATILIZATION;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

MICAS;

EID: 77954538770     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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