The origin of decoupled Hf-Nd isotope compositions in Eoarchean rocks from southern West Greenland

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 6610-6628

  Hoffmann, J Elis ^a,b   Münker, Carsten ^b   Polat, Ali ^c   Rosing, Minik T ^d   Schulz, Toni ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; HAFNIUM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; LUTETIUM; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE SOURCE; METABASALT; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PEROVSKITE; PHANEROZOIC; PROTEROZOIC; SUBDUCTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; WEST GREENLAND;

EID: 80053353960     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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