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U–Pb, Sm–Nd and Rb–Sr systematics of mid-ocean ridge basalt glasses

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The measurement of Pb, Nd and Sr isotopes in basalt glasses from mid-ocean ridges reveals correlations in isotope parameters which have important implications for the differentiation history of the mantle.

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Cohen, R., Evensen, N., Hamilton, P. et al. U–Pb, Sm–Nd and Rb–Sr systematics of mid-ocean ridge basalt glasses. Nature 283, 149–153 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/283149a0

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