GOLDSCHMIDT CONFERENCE TOULOUSE 1998 Trace element and Sr, Nd, and Os isotopic systmatics of mafic granulite xenoliths from the Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen hotspot became active at least 115 Ma ago, after the break-up of Gondwanaland. The Kerguelen mantle plume is responsible for extensive volcanism in the Indian Ocean basin, including the Ninetyeast Ridge, Broken Ridge and the Kerguelen Plateau, in the southern I dian Ocean (see referenc...
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Summary: | The Kerguelen hotspot became active at least 115 Ma ago, after the break-up of Gondwanaland. The Kerguelen mantle plume is responsible for extensive volcanism in the Indian Ocean basin, including the Ninetyeast Ridge, Broken Ridge and the Kerguelen Plateau, in the southern I dian Ocean (see references in, and Hassler and Shimizu, 1998 for a synopsis). The southern Kerguelen Plateau is one of the earliest known products of the Kerguelen plume (115 Ma), and the Ninetyeast Ridge tracks the northward migration of India, from>83 Ma to 43 Ma. Broken Ridge and its conjugate, the northern Kerguelen |
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