Eoarchean within-plate basalts from southwest Greenland: COMMENT

• Main Authors: Szilas, Kristoffer, Hoffmann, J. Elis, Münker, Carsten, Dziggel, Annika, Rosing, Minik T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Society of America 2014
• Subjects: Geology; Mineralogy; Geochemistry; Greenland; Hofmann; Jenner; Ocean Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7916/D8GB23G3

Jenner et al. (2013) reported the occurrence of, what they interpret as, Earth’s oldest ocean island basalts (OIBs) on the island of Innersuartuut, southwest Greenland. However, this interpretation hinges critically on the incompatible trace element contents of the presented rocks. Compared to Phane...