Golden plumes: Substantial gold enrichment of oceanic crust during ridge-plume interaction

• Published in: Geology
• Main Authors: Webber, A.P., Roberts, S., Taylor, R.N., Pitcairn, I.K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/347065/

Mantle plume events are increasingly implicated as the source of gold (Au) in regions of the Earth that show a high Au endowment. However, the process of enriching oceanic crust in Au by plume activity is poorly understood and unconstrained. We present the first systematic study of Au concentrations...