Journal article
A Ce/Nd isotope study of crustal contamination processes affecting Palaeocene magmas in Skye, Northwest Scotland
Abstract
Twelve138Ce/136Ce isotope determinations, 31 Nd isotope analyses, and 31 REE profiles are presented for Tertiary basic to intermediate igneous rocks from the Isle of Skye, NW Scotland. The aim of this work is to precisely identify the contamination mechanisms of basic magmas emplaced through old crust, and to test the effectiveness of Ce isotope analysis as a petrogenetic tool.Combined Ce/Nd isotope analysis enables the modelling of the light …
Authors
Dickin AP; Jones NW; Thirlwall MF; Thompson RN
Journal
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 455–464
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 1987
DOI
10.1007/bf01166690
ISSN
0010-7999