A possible high Nb/Ta reservoir in the continental lithospheric mantle and consequences on the global Nb budget - Evidence from continental basalts from Central Germany

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 232-251

  Pfänder, Jörg A ^a,c   Jung, Stefan ^b   Münker, Carsten ^a,d   Stracke, Andreas ^a   Mezger, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DILUTION; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LUTETIUM; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE SOURCE; MELTING; METASOMATISM; NIOBIUM; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT; SILICATE; TANTALUM; ZIRCON;

GERMANY;

EID: 83055168392     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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