Geochemical Composition of K-rich Lavas from the Lena Trough (Arctic Ocean)

• Published in: Journal of Petrology
• Main Authors: Nauret, F., Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, E., Weis, D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2011
• Subjects: Original Papers; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Gakkel Ridge; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://petrology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/6/1185; https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egr024

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) from the Arctic Ocean have been significantly less studied than those from other oceans. The Arctic ridges (Gakkel Ridge and Lena Trough) are ultraslow-spreading ridges with low melt productivity and are thus the best locations to investigate mantle heterogeneity. We r...