Assessing the heterogeneous source of the Azores mantle plume

The Azores islands in the central North-Atlantic are the subaerial parts of a large oceanic plateau that is best explained by the presence of a mantle plume that arrived in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic ridge (MAR) some 40 Ma ago. Recent volcanic activity either side of the MAR implies that this...

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Main Author: Genske, Felix
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fau/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3232
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:29-opus-43612
https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fau/files/3232/original_PhD_Thesis_Felix_Genske_ER.doc
https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fau/files/3232/Felix_Genske_Dissertation.pdf