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Pb–Sr isotope variation in Indian Ocean basalts and mixing phenomena

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Pb and Sr isotopic compositions from the Indian Ocean (active ridges, old ocean floor and aseismic ridge samples) confirm the characteristic nature of the mantle record in this region. The results emphasize the importance of mixing processes between the lower mantle (oceanic-island basalt source), and the upper mantle (ridge-basalt source). The isotopic characteristics of the Indian Ocean islands seem to be in agreement with the hypothesis of the reinjection of sediments into the mantle.

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Dupré, B., Allègre, C. Pb–Sr isotope variation in Indian Ocean basalts and mixing phenomena. Nature 303, 142–146 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/303142a0

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