Control of the symmetry of plume-ridge interaction by spreading ridge geometry

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Shorttle, O ^a   MacLennan, J ^a   Jones, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azores; Galapagos; Iceland; Mantle plumes; Plume ridge interaction

Indexed keywords

FLOW FIELDS; ISOTOPES; KINEMATICS; THERMAL PLUMES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AZORES; GALAPAGOS; ICELAND; MANTLE PLUME; PLUME-RIDGE;

GEOMETRY;

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FLOW FIELD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KINEMATICS; MANTLE PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPREADING CENTER; TRACE ELEMENT;

AZORES; ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; ICELAND; PORTUGAL;

EID: 79961048972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002986     Document Type: Article

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