Plume-ridge interaction studied at the Galápagos spreading center: Evidence from 226Ra-230Th-238U and 231Pa-235U isotopic disequilibria

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 165-187

  Kokfelt, Thomas Find ^a   Lundstrom, Craig ^b   Hoernle, Kaj ^a   Hauff, Folkmar ^a   Werner, Reinhard ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Tethys Geoconsulting GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cocos Nazca Spreading Center; Gal pagos hotspot and spreading center; Melt transport; Plume ridge interaction; Uranium series disequilibria

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT-COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC PARAMETERS; PLUME SOURCE; PLUME-RIDGE; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES;

ACTINIDES; COMPOSITION; DATA ACQUISITION; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOCHEMISTRY; MASS TRANSFER; MELTING; RADIOISOTOPES;

THERMAL PLUMES;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MANTLE PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COCOS;

EID: 18544376540     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.02.031     Document Type: Article

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