Plume-asthenosphere mixing beneath the Galapagos archipelago

Although the Galapagos Islands have long been cited as an example of intraplate volcanism resulting from a mantle plume, a number of features of the Galapagos appeared to conflict with a simple mantle-plume model. A study which explains many of the enigmatic aspects of Galapagos volcanism is discuss...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1988-06, Vol.333 (6174), p.657-660
Main Authors: Geist, Dennis J, White, William M, McBirney, Alexander R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archipelagoes
Crystalline rocks
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geology
Igneous and metamorphic rocks petrology, volcanic processes, magmas
Isotope geochemistry
Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology
Oceanography
Physics
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Summary:Although the Galapagos Islands have long been cited as an example of intraplate volcanism resulting from a mantle plume, a number of features of the Galapagos appeared to conflict with a simple mantle-plume model. A study which explains many of the enigmatic aspects of Galapagos volcanism is discussed.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/333657a0