Extreme isotopic variations in Heard Island lavas and the nature of mantle reservoirs
OCEANIC basalts are produced by melting of the Earth's mantle and are widely used to probe its composition. The observation of systematic, coupled variations in the neodymium, strontium and lead isotopic compositions of these basalts1 has been widely interpreted as reflecting the mixing of iden...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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