Ancient and recycled sulfur sampled by the Iceland mantle plume

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Ranta, Eemu, Gunnarsson-Robin, Jóhann, Halldórsson, Sæmundur A., Ono, Shuhei, Izon, Gareth, Jackson, Matthew G., Reekie, Callum D.J., Jenner, Frances E., Guðfinnsson, Guðmundur H., Jónsson, Ólafur P., Stefánsson, Andri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Diablo; Kverkfjöll; Iceland; North Atlantic; Ocean Island
• Online Access: https://oro.open.ac.uk/85082/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2022.117452

Stable sulfur isotope ratios of mid-ocean ridge and ocean island basalts (MORBs and OIBs) preserve unique information about early Earth processes and the long-term volatile cycles between Earth's mantle and the surface. Icelandic basalts present ideal material to examine the oldest known terres...