Sr-nd-pb-hf isotope results from odp leg 187: Evidence for mantle dynamics of the australian-antarctic discordance and origin of the indian morb source

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Kempton, Pamela D ^a   Pearce, Julian A ^b   Barry, Tiffany L ^a   Fitton, J Godfrey ^c   Langmuir, Charles ^d   Christie, David M ^e  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australian antarctic discordance; Hf isotopes; Indian and pacific MORB; Ocean drilling program; Pb isotopes; Subduction modified mantle

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; HAFNIUM ALLOYS; ISOTOPES; LEAD ALLOYS; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; STRONTIUM ALLOYS; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIAN-ANTARCTIC DISCORDANCE; HF ISOTOPE; INDIAN AND PACIFIC MORB; ISOTOPE DATA; MANTLE DYNAMICS; NEW HIGH; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; PB ISOTOPES; SR-ND-PB-HF ISOTOPES; SUBDUCTION MODIFIED MANTLE;

BASALT;

EID: 85116301671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000320     Document Type: Article

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