The silicon isotope composition of the upper continental crust

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 384-399

  Savage, Paul S ^a,b   Georg, R Bastian ^c   Williams, Helen M ^d   Halliday, Alex N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FELSIC ROCK; GRANITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; SILICON; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 84875317092     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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