Nitrogen recycling in subducted mantle rocks and implications for the global nitrogen cycle

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2081-2099

  Halama, Ralf ^a   Bebout, Gray E ^b   John, Timm ^c   Scambelluri, Marco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

N isotopes; Nitrogen; Recycling; Subduction; Ultramafic rocks

Indexed keywords

HARZBURGITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE PLUME; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SERPENTINITE; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ITALY; SPAIN;

EID: 84908566661     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-012-0782-3     Document Type: Article

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