The sub-lithospheric source of North Atlantic basalts: Evidence for, and significance of, a common end-member

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 919-932

  Ellam, R M ^a   Stuart, F M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood basalts; Iceland; Isotopes; Lower mantle; Mantle plumes; North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERE; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE PLUME; PALEOGENE;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034235634     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/41.7.919     Document Type: Article

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