Large volume recycling of oceanic lithosphere over short time scales: Geochemical constraints from the Caribbean Large Igneous Province

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 247-263

  Hauff, F ^a   Hoernle, K ^a   Tilton, G ^b   Graham, D W ^c   Kerr, A C ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood basalts; Galapagos Rift; Geochemistry; Hot spots; Isotopes; Mantle plumes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME;

EID: 0034651197     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00272-1     Document Type: Article

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