Global geochemical fingerprinting of plume intensity suggests coupling with the supercontinent cycle

The links between plate tectonics and deep mantle structure remain unclear. Here, the authors demonstrate that transition elements (Ni, Cr, and Fe/Mn) in basaltic rocks can be used as a tool to trace plume-related magmatism through Earth history, and their results indicate the presence of a direct r...

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Main Authors: Hamed Gamal EL Dien, Luc S. Doucet, Zheng-Xiang Li, Grant Cox, Ross Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13300-4