Geochemical composition of k-rich lavas from the lena trough (Arctic ocean)

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1185-1206

  Nauret, F ^a,b   Snow, J E ^b,c   Hellebrand, E ^b,d   Weis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Low degree melt; Major and trace elements; MORB; Ocean continent transition boundary; Sr Nd Pb Hf isotopes; Ultraslow spreading ridge

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; LEAD ISOTOPE; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; POTASSIUM; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 79959594497     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egr024     Document Type: Article

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