Mantle Plume Mixing Along the Reykjanes Ridge Axis: Lead Isotopic Evidence

Gradients of lead isotopic ratios from basalts erupted along the Reykjanes Ridge and Median Neovolcanic Zone of Iceland confirm mantle plume mixing with the depleted asthenosphere along the ridge axis.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Sun, Shine-Soon, Tatsumoto, Mitsunobu, Schilling, Jean-Guy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1975
Subjects:
Reykjanes
Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.190.4210.143
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.190.4210.143
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Summary:Gradients of lead isotopic ratios from basalts erupted along the Reykjanes Ridge and Median Neovolcanic Zone of Iceland confirm mantle plume mixing with the depleted asthenosphere along the ridge axis.

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