Helium isotopes on the Pacific-Antarctic ridge (52.5°-41.5°S)

Details Helium isotopes on the Pacific-Antarctic ridge (52.5°-41.5°S) Helium isotopes on the Pacific-Antarctic ridge (52.5°-41.5°S)

May 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008georl..3510306m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 35, Issue 10, CiteID L10306

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Geochemistry: Mid-Oceanic Ridge Processes (3614, 8416), Geochemistry: Composition Of The Mantle, Geochemistry: Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry

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The first isotopic data and concentrations of helium are reported for the Pacific-Antarctic ridge between 52.5°S and 41.5°S. The 4He/3He ratio is extremely homogeneous over more than 1200 km, with a mean ratio of 99,275 (R/Ra = 7.29) and a standard deviation of 2719 (0.19), which is the lowest dispersion observed for the global mid oceanic ridge system. Moreover, the Menard T.F. is a frontier between two mantles with slightly different helium isotopic ratios (96,595 +/- 1520 and 100,347 +/- 2330). No difference in the helium concentration between the two ridge segments defined by the Menard T.F. can be observed, as well as no significant difference in the U and Th contents suggesting that the difference in helium isotopic ratio is old (>500 My) and may represent a slight difference in degassing or/and trace element depletion history.

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