Oxygen Fugacity of Global Ocean Island Basalts

• Published in: Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3 Vol. 25; no. 1
• Main Authors: Willhite, Lori N., Arevalo, Ricardo, Piccoli, Philip, Lassiter, John C., Rand, Devin, Jackson, Matthew G., Day, James M. D., Nicklas, Robert W., Locmelis, Marek, Ireland, Thomas J., Puchtel, Igor S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Basalt; Carbonates; Components; crustal recycling; Earth mantle; Earth surface; Islands; Isotope composition; mantle plume; Mantle plumes; ocean island basalt; Oceanic crust; Oceans; Olivine; Oxidation; Oxygen; oxygen fugacity; Plate tectonics; Plumes; Recycled materials; Recycling; Rock; Rocks; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Subduction; Tectonics; Hawaii; United States > US; Samoa

Mantle plumes contain heterogenous chemical components and sample variable depths of the mantle, enabling glimpses into the compositional structure of Earth's interior. In this study, we evaluated ocean island basalts (OIB) from nine plume locations to provide a global and systematic assessment...