Alkaline basaltic volcanism in the Tertiary of central East Greenland—the Trekantnunatakker
Abstract The Trekantnunatakker rise from the inland ice NW of the head of Kangerlussuaq fjord on the Blosseville Coast of central East Greenland. In these nunataks the main sequence of Tertiary flood basalts is overlain by picritic and ankaramitic lavas. These mildly alkaline lavas have lower 143 Nd...
| Published in: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1999
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263593300007215 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0263593300007215 |
| Summary: | Abstract The Trekantnunatakker rise from the inland ice NW of the head of Kangerlussuaq fjord on the Blosseville Coast of central East Greenland. In these nunataks the main sequence of Tertiary flood basalts is overlain by picritic and ankaramitic lavas. These mildly alkaline lavas have lower 143 Nd/ 144 Nd and higher 87 Sr/ 86 Sr than the tholeiitic flood basalts. Their isotopic and incompatible element characteristics are similar to those of moderately enriched ocean island basalts, and comparable to the alkaline lavas of the nearby Prinsen af Wales Bjerge. The Trekantnunatakker lavas were the result of small-volume deep melting and it is concluded that an enriched OIB-type source was present as a component of the East Greenland plume. |
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