HELIUM AND NEON ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR LOWER MANTLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE TERCEIRA ISLAND MAGMATISM

The Azores archipelago, located close to the triple junction where the Eurasian, African and American plates meet, is an example of plume related magmatism. Mantle plumes have been the locus of an intense debate. Their ultimate origin has been assigned to the D” layer, to the bottom of transition zo...

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Main Author: Madureira, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Moreira, Manuel (author), Mata, João (author)
Format: lecture
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/2438
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/2438