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Systematic rare earth and minor element concentration variations in basalt recently erupted along the post-glacial Reykjanes Ridge Axis and its northward extension over Iceland reflect the existence, spatial influence, and primordial nature of the Iceland hot mantle plume.
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SCHILLING, JG. Iceland Mantle Plume: Geochemical Study of Reykjanes Ridge. Nature 242, 565–571 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242565a0
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