Lithospheric thinning during the evolution of continental large igneous provinces: A case study from the North Atlantic Tertiary province

• Main Author: Kerr, Andrew Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Geological Society of America 1994
• Subjects: GC Oceanography; QE Geology; Mull; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/9562/; https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<1027:LTDTEO>2.3.CO;2; https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)0221027:LTDTEO2.3.CO;2

Lithospheric thickness can act as an important physical control on the composition of asthenosphere-derived melts by restricting the minimum depth at which decompression melting can occur. A case study of plume-related Tertiary lavas from the Isle of Mull, Scotland, has revealed the presence of thre...