Geochemistry of rare earth elements in basalts from Walvis Ridge ...

• Main Authors: Humphris, Susan E, Thompson, Geoffrey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 1983
• Subjects: Drilling/drill rig; Leg74; Leg75; Glomar Challenger; Deep Sea Drilling Project DSDP; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.714985; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.714985

Selected basalts from a suite of dredged and drilled samples (IPOD sites 525, 527, 528 and 530) from the Walvis Ridge have been analysed to determine their rare earth element (REE) contents in order to investigate the origin and evolution of this major structural feature in the South Atlantic Ocean....