Axial magma reservoirs located by variation in lava chemistry along Iceland's mid-ocean ridge

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 699-702

  Gee, M A M ^a   Taylor, R N ^a   Thirlwall, M F ^a   Murton, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basalt; Chemistry; Fissures; Iceland; Mid ocean ridge

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MAGNESIA; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CRYSTAL FRACTIONATION; FISSURES; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ICELANDS; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMA CHAMBER; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ICELAND; REKJANES PENINSULA;

EID: 84879885520     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<699:AMRLBV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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