Thermochemical anomalies in the upper mantle control Gakkel Ridge accretion

John M. O’Connor; Wilfried Jokat; Peter J. Michael; Mechita C. Schmidt-Aursch; Daniel P. Miggins; Anthony A. P. Koppers

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27058-1

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Thermochemical anomalies in the upper mantle control Gakkel Ridge accretion

John M. O’Connor,
Wilfried Jokat,
Peter J. Michael,
Mechita C. Schmidt-Aursch,
Daniel P. Miggins,
Anthony A. P. Koppers

Affiliations

John M. O’Connor: GeoZentrum Nordbayern, University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Wilfried Jokat: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Peter J. Michael: College of Engineering & Natural Sciences, University of Tulsa
Mechita C. Schmidt-Aursch: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Daniel P. Miggins: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
Anthony A. P. Koppers: College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27058-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The ultimate driver of ultraslow spreading ridges is unknown. Here the authors use spreading rates derived directly from isotopic ages of seafloor samples to link magmatic and amagmatic segments with thermochemical variations in the upper mantle.

Published in Nature Communications

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