Magnesium isotope fractionation by chemical diffusion in natural settings and in laboratory analogues

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-18

  Chopra, Rahul ^a   Richter, Frank M ^a   Bruce Watson, E ^b   Scullard, Christian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; FELSIC ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNESIUM; SILICATE MELT;

MAINE; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861130321     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.03.039     Document Type: Article

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