Geochemistry of North Atlantic Igneous Province basalts ...

• Main Authors: Kempton, Pamela D, Fitton, J Godfrey, Saunders, Andrew D, Nowell, G M, Taylor, R N, Hardarson, B S, Pearson, Grant
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2000
• Subjects: Drilling/drill rig; Leg38; Leg49; Leg80; Leg81; Leg152; Leg163; Glomar Challenger; Joides Resolution; Deep Sea Drilling Project DSDP; Ocean Drilling Program ODP; Greenland; Iceland; Kolbeinsey; North Atlantic; Ocean Island
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.716921; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.716921

New Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf data require the existence of at least four mantle components in the genesis of basalts from the the North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP): (1) one (or more likely a small range of) enriched component(s) within the Iceland plume, (2) a depleted component within the Iceland plume (di...