Mineral-scale Sr isotope variation in plutonic rocks - a tool for unravelling the evolution of magma systems.

• Main Authors: Davidson, J. P., Font, L., Charlier, B. L. A., Tepley, F. J. III.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Royal Society of Edinburgh 2006
• Subjects: Cooling histories; Crystal isotope stratigraphy; Differentiation; Feldspars; Isotope; Ratios; Dais; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dro.dur.ac.uk/5403/; http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rse/tes/2006/00000097/00000004/art00008

Isotope ratios of elements such as Sr, Nd, Pb and Hf can be used as tracers of magmatic sources and processes. Analytical capabilities have evolved so that we can now analyse isotope ratios in situ, and can therefore use isotopic tracers within single minerals to track the changing magmatic environm...