The origin of the asymmetry in the Iceland hotspot along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from continental breakup to present-day

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Howell, Samuel M., Ito, Garrett, Breivik, Asbjørn J., Rai, Abhishek, Mjelde, Rolf, Hanan, Barry, Sayit, Kaan, Vogt, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: North Atlantic; mantle plumes; mid-ocean ridges; continental rifting; hotspots; dehydration; Aegir Ridge; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10125/41133; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.02.020

The Iceland hotspot has profoundly influenced the creation of oceanic crust throughout the North Atlantic basin. Enigmatically, the geographic extent of the hotspot influence along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge has been asymmetric for most of the spreading history. This asymmetry is evident in crustal thic...