DYNAMIC MELTING OF THE ICELAND PLUME

• Main Authors: ELLIOTT, T R, Hawkesworth, Chris, GRONVOLD, K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: OCEAN RIDGE BASALTS; REYKJANES PENINSULA BASALTS; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE; MANTLE EVOLUTION; BENEATH ICELAND; ISOTOPE RATIOS; FAMOUS AREA; MAGMA; LEAD; STRONTIUM; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/dynamic-melting-of-the-iceland-plume(6e07170f-fe85-4048-bbad-b4afff569b53).html; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0026003491&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Icelandic high-magnesia basalts show striking correlations between major element abundances and incompatible element and radiogenic isotope ratios. The most MgO-rich lavas have the most depleted incompatible element ratios and among the least radiogenic lead isotopes recorded in Atlantic mid-ocean-r...