Seamounts and oceanic igneous features in the NE Atlantic: A link between plate motions and mantle dynamics

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Gaina, Carmen, Blischke, Anett, Geissler, Wolfram H., Kimbell, Geoffrey S., Erlendsson, O. Gmundur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of London 2017
• Subjects: Lofoten; Greenland; Norway; Jan Mayen; Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Jan Mayen Fracture Zone; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/231562/

A new regional compilation of seamount-like oceanic igneous features (SOIFs) in the NE Atlantic points to three distinct oceanic areas of abundant seamount clusters. Seamounts on oceanic crust dated 54-50 Ma are formed on smooth oceanic basement, which resulted from high spreading rates and magmatic...