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Strontium isotopes in basalts from the Pacific Ocean basin

Earth and Planetary Science Letters
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Abstract

Basalts being erupted in the Pacific Ocean Basin vary in Sr isotopic composition in a simple geographic pattern. 87Sr/86Sr increases away from the East Pacific Rise to very high values for islands in the south-central Pacific. The 87Sr/86Sr variations are almost certainly related to past segregation of Rb, K, and other large cations. The segregation process was probably incipient partial melting which resulted in various mantle zones being enriched or depleted.

    Publication type Article
    Publication Subtype Journal Article
    Title Strontium isotopes in basalts from the Pacific Ocean basin
    Series title Earth and Planetary Science Letters
    Volume 38
    Issue 1
    Year Published 1978
    Language English
    Publisher Elsevier
    Description 7 p.
    First page 88
    Last page 94
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