Mantle plume and rift-related volcanism during the evolution of the Rio Grande Rise

• Published in: Communications Earth & Environment
• Main Authors: Hoyer, Patrick A., Haase, Karsten M., Regelous, Marcel, O’Connor, John M., Homrighausen, Stephan, Geissler, Wolfram H., Jokat, Wilfried
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water; name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water; Charcot; Gough; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Tristan; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/d6e68135-961c-40d5-96f6-b539f3bfda10; https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00349-1; https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/d6e68135-961c-40d5-96f6-b539f3bfda10; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130436134&partnerID=8YFLogxK; http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85130436134&partnerID=8YFLogxK

The Rio Grande Rise in the western South Atlantic Ocean has been interpreted as either an oceanic plateau related to the Tristan-Gough mantle plume, or a fragment of detached continental crust. Here we present new major and trace element data for volcanic rocks from the western and eastern Rio Grand...