Markov chain Monte Carlo inversion of mantle temperature and source composition, with application to Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

• Main Authors: Brown, EL, Petersen, KD, Lesher, CE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2020
• Subjects: mantle melting; Iceland; MCMC; inversion; potential temperature; pyroxenite; Geochemistry & Geophysics; Physical Sciences; Earth Sciences; Reykjanes
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/060752z2

The compositions and volumes of basalt generated by partial melting of the Earth's mantle provide fundamental constraints on the thermo-chemical conditions of the upper mantle. However, using melting products to interpret uniquely these conditions is challenging given the complexity of the melt...