CLIP                                               Caribbean Large Igneous Province

E–MORB                                  Enriched mid–ocean ridge basalt

FC                                                                                              Faraday cup

DM                                                    Depleted mantle

HFSE                                             High field strength element

TDM                                               Depleted mantle model ages

HREE                                             Heavy rare earth element

ICP–AES                                    Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy

ICP–MS                                    Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

LA–ICP–MS                      Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

LILE                                                  Large–ion lithophile element

LREE                                                Light rare earth element

MORB                                                    Mid–ocean ridge basalt

MREE                                           Middle rare earth element

TIMS                                               Thermal ionization mass spectrometry

VSMOW                                   Vienna standard mean ocean water

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