Influence of the Iceland mantle plume on crustal accretion at the inflated Reykjanes Ridge: Magma lens and low hydrothermal activity?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Chen, Y John ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal cooling; Magma lens; Magma supply

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MANTLE PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; REYKJANES RIDGE;

EID: 1642395017     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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