Spatiotemporal variation of Li isotopes in the Yarlung Tsangpo River basin (upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River): Source and process

• Published in: Earth and planetary science letters Vol. 600; p. 117875
• Main Authors: Zhang, Jun-Wen, Yan, Ya-Ni, Zhao, Zhi-Qi, Liu, Xiao-Ming, Li, Xiao-Dong, Zhang, Dong, Ding, Hu, Meng, Jun-Lun, Liu, Cong-Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2022
• Subjects: chemical weathering; geothermal water; isotopic fractionation; lithium isotopes; Tibetan Plateau; chemical weathering; Tibetan Plateau; geothermal water; isotopic fractionation; lithium isotopes

The increase in marine Li isotope composition (δ7Li, ∼9‰) since the Cenozoic is possibly related to continental chemical weathering associated with tectonic uplift (e.g., the Tibetan Plateau [TP]). However, the reasons for the spatiotemporal variations of δ7Li in the rivers flowing through the TP ar...