Modeling Crystallization of Basalt Magmas Along the Reykjanes Ridge

• Main Author: Schultz, Rachel M.
• Other Authors: Barton, Michael
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The Ohio State University 2017
• Subjects: Magma Crystallization along mid-ocean ridges; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1811/80537

The Reykjanes Ridge is a section of the Mid-Atlantic ridge located south of Iceland and extending to the south west from the Reykjanes Peninsula. This ridge is interesting because it intersects a mantle plume centered beneath Iceland and therefore provides the opportunity to study how magma plumbing...