Imaging the pulsing Iceland mantle plume through the Eocene

The Norway Basin revisited: From continental breakup to spreading ridge extinction

“…12) (Olesen et al, 2007;Gernigon et al, 2009). C21r also coincides with a pulse of crustal magmatism observed by Parkin et al (2007) in the southern part of NB between 48 and 45 Ma. This magmatic pulse is similar in time to the one suggested by Gernigon et al (2009) along the Vøring Spur.…”

Tectonic variation and structural evolution of the West Greenland continental margin

“…However, Gill et al (1995) suggest that the volcanic eruption of the West Greenland picrites occurred 5 to 6 Myrs earlier than the start of volcanism in East Greenland. This is supported by Parkin et al (2007) (Nielsen et al, 2002).…”

An integrated geophysical study of Vestbakken Volcanic Province, western Barents Sea continental margin, and adjacent oceanic crust

“…Modeling shows that a spreading ridge is able to produce an igneous crust thicker than 8 km only if mantle temperatures are higher than normal (Bown and White 1994). The Iceland mantle plume has been responsible for the creation of thick crust farther south in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea during continental breakup in Early Eocene Parkin et al 2007). The same plume was responsible for most of the magmatic activity in VVP.…”