Deglaciation effects on mantle melting under Iceland: Results from the northern volcanic zone

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 151-164

  Slater, L ^b   Jull, M ^d   McKenzie, D ^a   Gronvold K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Amerada Hess Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Geochemistry; Iceland; Mantle; Melts

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; MANTLE PROCESS; MELTING; VOLCANISM;

ICELAND;

EID: 0032535798     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00200-3     Document Type: Article

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