One hundred million years of mantle geochemical history suggest the retiring of mantle plumes is premature

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 275, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 285-295

  Konter, Jasper G ^a   Hanan, Barry B ^b   Blichert Toft, Janne ^c   Koppers, Anthony A P ^a   Plank, Terry ^d   Staudigel, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

color coding; Gilbert; hotspot; intraplate; isotope; Pacific; plume; seamount; Tokelau

Indexed keywords

GILBERT; HOTSPOT; INTRAPLATE; PACIFIC; PLUME; SEAMOUNT; TOKELAU;

EARTH SCIENCES; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPES; LEAD; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SUGAR (SUCROSE); THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

LANDFORMS;

HOT SPOT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAVA; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PLUME; MANTLE SOURCE; SEAMOUNT; UPPER MANTLE; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRAL ISLANDS; FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TOKELAU;

EID: 54249130181     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.08.023     Document Type: Article

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