Ridge-hotspot interaction along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 37°30′ and 40°30′N: The U-Th disequilibrium evidence

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 175-189

  Bourdon, B ^a,b   Langmuir, C H ^a   Zindler, A ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Hot spots; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Mid ocean ridges; U 238 TH 230

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HOTSPOT; HOTSPOTS; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; PETROGENESIS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, AZORES PLATFORM;

EID: 0029848611     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(96)00092-1     Document Type: Article

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