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Geochemical studies of recent igneous rocks from Iceland lend support to the ‘hot spot’ theory. There is a geographical variation in basaltic composition between Iceland and the submerged parts of the Reykjanes Ridge and Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which suggests that the single-source model for basalts of this region may be correct.
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Sigvaldason, G., Steinthorsson, S., Oskarsson, N. et al. Compositional variation in recent Icelandic tholeiites and the Kverkfjöll hot spot. Nature 251, 579–582 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/251579a0
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