Geochemical investigation of basalts from Trois Menestrels, Kerguelen Archipelago

• Main Author: Diop, Habib Elhadji Sy
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Kansas State University
• Subjects: Kerguelen archipelago; Trois Menestrels; Tholeiitic basalts; Kerguelen hotspot; Indian Ocean; Plume heterogeneity; Geochemistry (0996); Geology (0372); Indian; Kerguelen; Plateau Central; Ice cap
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/947

Master of Science Department of Geology Kirsten Nicolaysen The Kerguelen Archipelago and the submarine Northern Kerguelen Plateau consist primarily of basalt erupted by the intraplate Kerguelen hotspot. The exposed volcanic rocks are tholeiitic basalts (29 Ma) followed by lesser alkalic basalts, hig...