The silicon isotope composition of granites

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 184-202

  Savage, Paul S ^a   Georg, R Bastian ^b   Williams, Helen M ^c   Turner, Simon ^d   Halliday, Alex N ^a   Chappell, Bruce W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; ANDESITE; CONTINENTAL CRUST; GRANITE; I-TYPE ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MAGMA; S-TYPE ROCK; SILICON;

EID: 84864398580     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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