Crustal accretion and dynamic feedback on mantle melting of a ridge centred plume: The Iceland case

Tectonophysics

Volumn 447, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 31-52

  Schmeling, Harro ^a   Marquart, Gabriele ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crust accretion; Iceland; Mantle melting; Plume; Spreading ridge

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; SPREADING CENTER; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 47049084842     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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