Diverse mantle components with invariant oxygen isotopes in the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland

I. N. Bindeman; F. M. Deegan; V. R. Troll; T. Thordarson; Á. Höskuldsson; W. M. Moreland; E. U. Zorn; A. V. Shevchenko; T. R. Walter

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31348-7

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Diverse mantle components with invariant oxygen isotopes in the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland

I. N. Bindeman,
F. M. Deegan,
V. R. Troll,
T. Thordarson,
Á. Höskuldsson,
W. M. Moreland,
E. U. Zorn,
A. V. Shevchenko,
T. R. Walter

Affiliations

I. N. Bindeman: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon
F. M. Deegan: Department of Earth Sciences, Section for Natural Resources & Sustainable Development, Uppsala University
V. R. Troll: Department of Earth Sciences, Section for Natural Resources & Sustainable Development, Uppsala University
T. Thordarson: Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Á. Höskuldsson: Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
W. M. Moreland: Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
E. U. Zorn: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
A. V. Shevchenko: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
T. R. Walter: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31348-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The 2021 eruption in the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland was the first in 800 years and was supplied by melts from diverse mantle source domains with near-identical oxygen isotope ratios, providing a unique insight into the Icelandic mantle plume.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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