Abyssal peridotite Hf isotopes identify extreme mantle depletion

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Stracke, A., Snow, J. E., Hellebrand, E., von der Handt, A., Bourdon, B., Birbaum, K., Günther, D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2011
• Subjects: Abyssal peridotite; Gakkel Ridge; Hf-Nd isotopes; Mantle; Mid ocean ridge; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Indian; Ocean Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/981; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2011.06.012

The isotopic composition of radiogenic systems is a powerful tool to investigate Earth's evolution through time. Most of our understanding of the processes that affect the isotopic composition of the oceanic mantle comes from the study of basalts. Far fewer isotope analyses of actual oceanic ma...