Heterogeneous magnesium isotopic composition of the upper continental crust

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6867-6884

  Li, Wang Ye ^a,b   Teng, Fang Zhen ^b   Ke, Shan ^b,c   Rudnick, Roberta L ^d   Gao, Shan ^e,f   Wu, Fu Yuan ^g   Chappell, B W ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b Department of Biological Sciences   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^f NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^h MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRANITE; GRANITOID; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAGMA; MAGNESIUM; S-TYPE ROCK; SOURCE ROCK;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA;

EID: 78049400935     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.08.030     Document Type: Article

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