The origin of the asymmetry in the Iceland hotspot along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from continental breakup to present-day

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Howell, Samuel M., Ito, Garrett, Breivik, Asbjorn J., Rai, Abhishek, Mjelde, Rolf, Hanan, Barry, Sayıt, Kaan, Vogt, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS 2014
• Subjects: North Atlantic; Mantle plumes; Mid-ocean ridges; Continental rifting; Hotspots; Dehydration; Aegir Ridge; Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36012; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.02.020

The Iceland hotspot has profoundly influenced the creation of oceanic crust throughout the North Atlantic basin. Enigmatically, the geographic extent of the hotspot influence along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge has been asymmetric for most of the spreading history. This asymmetry is evident in crustal thic...