Combined Nd and Hf isotope evidence for deep-seated source of Isua lavas

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 312, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 267-279

  Rizo, Hanika ^a,b,c   Boyet, Maud ^a,b,c   Blichert Toft, Janne ^d   Rosing, Minik ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

142Nd; Hadean; Hf isotopes; Isua amphibolites; Nd isotopes; Perovskite

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CALCIUM PEROVSKITE; GREENLAND; HADEAN; HF ISOTOPE; HF ISOTOPES; ISOCHRONS; ISOTOPE SYSTEMS; ISUA AMPHIBOLITES; ISUA SUPRACRUSTAL BELTS; MANTLE COMPOSITION; MANTLE CONVECTION; ND ISOTOPES; SM-ND ISOTOPE; TEMPERATURE PHASE;

GALLIUM; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; MAGNESIUM; PEROVSKITE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

NEODYMIUM;

AMPHIBOLITE; HADEAN; HAFNIUM; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAVA; MAFIC ROCK; MANTLE PROCESS; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PEROVSKITE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ACASTA;

EID: 81255166221     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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