Silicon isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 6124-6139

  Savage, Paul S ^a   Georg, R Bastian ^b   Williams, Helen M ^a   Burton, Kevin W ^a   Halliday, Alex N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCK; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LAVA; MAGMA; MANTLE; MASS BALANCE; OLIVINE; PYROXENE; SILICA; SILICON;

HEKLA; ICELAND;

EID: 80052922081     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.07.043     Document Type: Article

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