Saskia Ruttor

Saskia Ruttor

Postdoctoral Researcher
Saskia Ruttor uses radiogenic and stable isotopes to investigate the evolution of oceanic islands and mantle plume dynamics, with published work on the Pitcairn mantle plume, Hawaiian lavas, and Azores basalts.
Iron isotope systematics during igneous differentiation in lavas from Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i featured image

Iron isotope systematics during igneous differentiation in lavas from Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, Hawai'i

Iron isotope and hafnium data from Kīlauea and Mauna Loa lavas reveal how igneous differentiation and mantle source heterogeneity shape Hawaiian volcanism.

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Saskia Ruttor
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Unravelling the origins of volcanism along Eastern Australia and the Tasman Sea

Mantle plumes are buoyant upwellings rising from the Earth’s core-mantle boundary to its surface, generating hotspot chains that track the direction of plate motion. Eastern …

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Dr. Ben Mather
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Parallel volcanic chains generated by plume-slab interaction (invited)

Deep mantle plumes are buoyant upwellings rising from the Earth’s core-mantle boundary to its surface, and describing most hotspot chains. Mechanisms to explain dual chains of …

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Dr. Ben Mather
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Slab-induced plume branching connects parallel hotspot chains

We propose that slab-induced plume branching can explain the formation of parallel hotspot chains observed in the oceanic and continental record. Using plate tectonic …

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Dr. Ben Mather

Intraplate volcanism triggered by bursts in slab flux

Long-lived, widespread intraplate volcanism without age progression is one of the most controversial features of plate tectonics. The eastern margin of Australia and Zealandia has …

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Dr. Ben Mather
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Intraplate volcanism triggered by bursts in slab flux

Modelling 100 million years of subducted slab volume reveals that bursts in slab flux trigger intraplate volcanism in eastern Australia.

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Dr. Ben Mather

Intraplate volcanism triggered by bursts in slab flux (invited speaker)

Investigating the link between changes in subducting slab flux and the triggering of intraplate volcanism, with a focus on the volcanic record of eastern Australia.

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Dr. Ben Mather

Intraplate volcanism triggered by subducted volatiles during bursts in slab flux

Intraplate volcanism triggered by subducted volatiles during bursts in slab flux

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Dr. Ben Mather
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The Role of Stagnant Slabs at the Transition Zone on Widespread Volcanism in Eastern Australia and Zealandia

Intraplate volcanism triggered by the release of subducted volatiles during bursts in slab flux

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Dr. Ben Mather