Origin of negative Ce anomalies in Barberton sedimentary rocks, deduced from La-Ce and Sm-Nd isotope systematics

Precambrian Research

Volumn 135, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 345-357

  Hayashi, Takamasa ^a   Tanimizu, Masaharu ^b   Tanaka, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barberton Greenstone Belt; Ce anomaly; La Ce isotopic systematics; Redox condition

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; ISOTOPE; LANTHANUM; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM;

ARCHEAN; CERIUM; GREENSTONE BELT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ARCHAEAN; ASTRONOMY; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ROCK; SEA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 9644276825     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.09.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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