How double volcanic chains sample geochemical anomalies from the lowermost mantle

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 359-360, Issue , 2012, Pages 240-247

  Farnetani, Cinzia G ^a   Hofmann, Albrecht W ^b,c   Class, Cornelia ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DUPAL; Hawaii; Isotopes; Mantle plumes; Pacific hotspots

Indexed keywords

CONDUIT STRUCTURE; DOUBLE CHAIN; DUPAL; GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY; GEOCHEMICAL MAPS; HAWAII; HOTSPOTS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC PATTERN; ISOTOPIC ZONATION; LOWERMOST MANTLE; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING ZONES; MODEL PREDICTION; OCEAN ISLAND BASALTS; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

ISOTOPES; SHEAR FLOW; STARS; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

LEAD;

BASALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOT SPOT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAD ISOTOPE; LOWER MANTLE; MANTLE CHEMISTRY; MANTLE PLUME; OCEAN ISLAND BASALT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871803691     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.057     Document Type: Article

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