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Ninetyeast ridge: Magmatism and geodynamics

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The study of magmatism and tectonic structure of the East Indian or Ninetyeast Ridge (NER) reveals the geochemical similarity of mantle sources for the NER and Kerguelen Plateau melts. Magmas related to the Kerguelen plume were derived from an enriched mantle source, whereas the NER tholeiitic basalts originated from a source contaminated by a depleted material. While, depleted basalt varieties were not found within the NER basalts. It was shown that magmatic rocks forming the NER were generated by high degrees (30%) of partial melting within the ancient Wharton spreading ridge due to the activity of the Kerguelen plume, which was located at this time in the vicinity of the ridge. The most significant impact of the plume on the NER structures was recorded at 70–50 Ma ago.

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    N. M. Sushchevskaya

  2. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nakhimovskii prosp. 36, Moscow, 117997, Russia

    O. V. Levchenko

  3. Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    E. P. Dubinin

  4. Karpinskii All-Russia Research Institute of Geology, Srendii prosp. 74, St. Petersburg, 199106, Russia

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Original Russian Text © N.M. Sushchevskaya, O.V. Levchenko, E.P. Dubinin, B.V. Belyatsky, 2016, published in Geokhimiya, 2016, No. 3, pp. 256–277.

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Sushchevskaya, N.M., Levchenko, O.V., Dubinin, E.P. et al. Ninetyeast ridge: Magmatism and geodynamics. Geochem. Int. 54, 237–256 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001670291603006X

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