Chondritic Mg isotope composition of the Earth

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 5069-5083

  Bourdon, Bernard ^a   Tipper, Edward T ^a   Fitoussi, Caroline ^a   Stracke, Andreas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE; EARTH; FLOOD BASALT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAGNESIUM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PARTIAL MELTING; PERIDOTITE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 77955091605     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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