Geochemical Variations of Basalts Erupted along the Reykjanes Ridge

• Main Author: Dobey, Zachary
• Other Authors: Barton, Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 2015
• Subjects: Reykjanes Ridge; Basalt; Mid-Ocean Ridge; Iceland; Geochemistry; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/79843

The Reykjanes Ridge is the section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge just south of Iceland, and is the seaward extension of the Reykjanes Peninsula on Iceland. Reykjanes, meaning smoky peninsula, describes the steam from geothermal hot springs on the peninsula. This section of mid-ocean ridge shallows from...