Positive correlation between Li and Mg isotope ratios in the river waters of the Mackenzie Basin challenges the interpretation of apparent isotopic fractionation during weathering

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 333-334, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-45

  Tipper, Edward T ^a,b   Calmels, Damien ^a,b   Gaillardet, Jérôme ^a   Louvat, Pascale ^a   Capmas, Françoise ^a   Dubacq, Benoït ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Li isotopes; Lithium; Magnesium; Mg isotopes; River geochemistry

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGES; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY CONTENT; COVARIATION; DATA SETS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; LI ISOTOPES; MG CONTENT; MG ISOTOPES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; RIVER WATER; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; SILICATE ROCKS; SILICATE WEATHERING; SINGLE PROCESS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; STABLE ISOTOPE DATA; STABLE ISOTOPES; WATERBODIES;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CESIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHIUM; LITHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM; MIXING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LITHIUM; LITHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER WATER; SILICATE;

MACKENZIE BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84861172606     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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