Does depleted mantle form an intrinsic part of the Iceland plume?

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Fitton, J Godfrey ^a   Saunders, Andrew D ^b   Kempton, Pamela D ^c   Hardarson, Björn S ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Basalt; Iceland; Mantle plumes; Mid ocean ridge; Radiogenic isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347312727     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GC000424     Document Type: Article

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