Enriched 87Sr/86Sr and 143Nd/144Nd isotope signatures are reported in submarine Samoan lavas. The data provide clear evidence for the presence of recycled upper continental crust in the Samoan mantle, and also support the idea that recycled continental material is involved in the formation of one of the mantle's isotopically-distinct geochemical reservoirs, the so-called enriched mantle 2.
- Matthew G. Jackson
- Stanley R. Hart
- Jamie A. Russell