Upper mantle scale enrichment of Cenozoic intraplate magmatism in Northeast Asia: He-Sr-Nd-Pb-O isotope geochemistry of the basalts around the Korean peninsula

D Kim, H Lee, MJ Lee, C Park, AL Rizzo - Gondwana Research, 2025 - Elsevier
The Earth's mantle is considered to be geochemically heterogeneous, which is reflected by
the diverse compositions of oceanic island basalts (OIB). The mantle enrichment resulting in …

Intraplate basalt alkalinity modulated by a lithospheric mantle filter at the Dunedin Volcano (New Zealand)

A Pontesilli, M Brenna, T Ubide, S Mollo… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Systematic variations in the crystal cargo and whole-rock isotopic compositions of mantle-
derived basalts in the intraplate Dunedin Volcano (New Zealand) indicate the influence of a …

Latent magmatism beneath the Korean Peninsula caused by asthenosphere upwelling

H Kim, H Lee, JH Song, W Lee, J Hong… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Volatiles such as helium and carbon dioxide provide insights into geological processes
spanning from the Earth's deep interior to its surface. Integration with geophysical data …

Long-lived shallow crustal magma reservoirs beneath Ulleung Island volcano (South Korea) and their rejuvenation recorded in zircon

AC Cheong, Y Kim, MJ Jung, YJ Jeong, GB Kim… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
The microanalytical data obtained from zircons collected on Ulleung Island, an emergent
peak of a Quaternary alkaline magma system in the southwestern East Sea (Sea of Japan) …

Revisiting geochemical perspectives on degassing of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle

H Lee - Geosciences Journal, 2024 - Springer
In general, mantle-derived volatiles are mainly released into the atmosphere through
volcanoes in mid-ocean ridges and subduction zones. However, relatively little attention has …

Physical conditions for basaltic volcanism beneath the Jeju volcanic field and the geodynamic implications

SR Lee - Geosciences Journal, 2024 - Springer
The origin of the late Cenozoic intraplate volcanoes in the NE Asia has sparked debate, with
explanations ranging from deep mantle plume to lithospheric extension and decompression …

Crustal and uppermost mantle structures imaged by teleseismic P-wave traveltime tomography beneath the Southeastern Korean Peninsula: implications for a …

S Lee, JH Song, D Heo, J Rhie, TS Kang… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
SUMMARY The southeastern Korean Peninsula (SeKP) has experienced intense
deformation owing to subduction and backarc extension at the eastern continental margin of …

Basaltic cognate enclaves from Dokdo Island as a window for intraplate mafic alkaline OIB magma dynamics in a back-arc basin

J Park, H Lim, B Myeong, YD Jang… - Contributions to Mineralogy …, 2022 - Springer
Volcanoes with ocean island basalt (OIB)-like characteristics occur in all settings. Their
origin is particularly enigmatic when they occur in close spatial and temporal association …

Water and gas geochemistry of springs in Ulleungdo volcano, South Korea: Implications for degassing of upper mantle-derived volatiles in Northeast Asia

W Lee, H Lee, H Kim, JH Song, J Hong, J Park… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Ulleungdo, a volcanic island located in the back-arc basin (East Sea/Sea of Japan) of the
Japanese arc, is one of the Cenozoic intraplate volcanoes in Northeast (NE) Asia. Due to the …

Continent‐Side Uplifted Mantle and Geological Imprints Along a Paleo Rift in the Western East Sea (Sea of Japan)

S Park, TK Hong - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the continent‐size lithospheric structures of paleo rift around the central
Korean Peninsula using ambient noise tomography and earthquake‐based Eikonal …