Protracted diagenetic alteration of REE contents in fossil bioapatites: Direct evidence from Lu-Hf isotope systematics

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6077-6092

  Kocsis, László ^a   Trueman, Clive N ^a   Palmer, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BONE; CRETACEOUS; DIAGENESIS; FOSSIL; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LUTETIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TOOTH; TRACE ELEMENT; TRIASSIC;

EID: 77956880313     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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