Tracing carbonate-silicate interaction during subduction using magnesium and oxygen isotopes

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wang, Shui Jiong ^a,b   Teng, Fang Zhen ^b   Li, Shu Guang ^a,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBONIC ACID; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM; NEODYMIUM; OXYGEN; SILICATE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBONATE; ECLOGITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SILICATE; SUBDUCTION; ULTRAHIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; CARBON CYCLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHINA; ROCK;

CHINA;

EID: 84923259539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6328     Document Type: Article

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