Isotopic composition of lead and strontium from Ascension and Gough islands
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Abstract
Isotopic composition of lead and strontium has been determined in a series of rock samples from two islands on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Both interand intra-island variations exist in the abundance of radiogenic isotopes of both elements. Lead from basalt of Ascension Island has a Pb206-Pb204 ratio of 19.5, while the corresponding ratio at Gough Island is only 18.4. The Pb208-Pb204 ratios from the two islands do not differ. Conversely, strontium from basalt of Ascension Island is less radiogenic than that from Gough Island basalts. The trachytes of both islands have lead and strontium that is more radiogenic than that found in the basalts. The inter-island differences indicate the existence of regional variations in the uranium-lead and rubidium-strontium ratios of the upper mantle source of these rocks and show that isotope compositions are a means for investigating chemical heterogeneities in the mantle.
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Gast, P., Tilton, G., and Hedge, C., 1964, Isotopic composition of lead and strontium from Ascension and Gough islands: Science, v. 145, no. 3637, p. 1181-1185, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.145.3637.1181.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Isotopic composition of lead and strontium from Ascension and Gough islands |
| Series title | Science |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.145.3637.1181 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Issue | 3637 |
| Year Published | 1964 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 1181 |
| Last page | 1185 |
| Other Geospatial | Ascension Island, Gough Island |