Lithium isotope variations in ocean Island Basalts-implications for the development of mantle heterogeneity

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2333-2347

  Krienitz, M S ^a   Garbe schonberg C D ^a   Romer, R L ^b   Meixner, A ^b,d   Haase, K M ^c   Stroncik, N A ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EM; HIMU; Lithium; Mantle reservoirs; MORB; OIB

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; LITHIUM; MANTLE SOURCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT;

EID: 84867779847     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egs052     Document Type: Article

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