Variation of Icelandic and Hawaiian magmatism: Evidence for co-pulsation of mantle plumes?

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-72

  Mjelde, Rolf ^a   Faleide, J I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hawaiian Plume; Icelandic plume; Plume productivity; Plume pulsation

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTIVITY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; HAWAIIAN PLUME; ICELANDICS; PERIODIC HEATING; PLUME PULSATION; THIN BOUNDARY LAYERS; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; MIOCENE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349115286     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-009-9066-0     Document Type: Article

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