The terrestrial Li isotope cycle: Light-weight constraints on mantle convection

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 220, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 231-245

  Elliott, Tim ^a   Jeffcoate, Alistair ^a   Bouman, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Li isotopes; Mantle evolution; Recycling

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LITHIUM; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PROCESS; OCEANIC CRUST; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 8344276140     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(04)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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