Crustal Manifestations of a Hot Transient Pulse Beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 60°N

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Parnell-Turner, R. E., White, N. J., Maclennan, J., Henstock, T. J., Murton, B. J., Jones, S. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: 02 - Geodynamics; Geophysics and Tectonics; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2639/; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2639/1/Parnell_2013_EPSL-1.pdf; http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/2639/2/1-s2.0-S0012821X12007169-gr1.jpg; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.12.030

Since its inception at 62 Ma, mantle convective upwelling beneath Iceland has had a significant influence on Cenozoic vertical motions, magmatism and paleoceanography in the North Atlantic Ocean. Crucially, intersection of the Reykjanes Ridge with the Icelandic Plume provides us with a useful window...