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Decoupled evolution of Nd and Sr isotopes in the continental crust and the mantle

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Nd and Sr isotopes evolve independently in clastic sedimentary rocks and the continental crust as a whole, because Sr is recycled preferentially from the continents to the mantle. As a result, the differentiation age of the mantle inferred from Sr isotopes and the mean Rb–Sr age of the continental crust are younger than their true ages.

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Goldstein, S. Decoupled evolution of Nd and Sr isotopes in the continental crust and the mantle. Nature 336, 733–738 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/336733a0

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