“…There exists a wide range of published studies and quantitative models which reliably recreate the compositions observed in the magmatic systems of the Atlantic, including major element, least-squares mass balance models, thermodynamic models, and trace element models (e.g., Iceland: Carmichael, 1964;Macdonald et al, 1990;Furman et al, 1992a;Sigmarsson et al, 1992;Hards et al, 2000;Prestvik et al, 2001;Martin and Sigmarsson, 2007; Azores: Widom et al, 1992;Mungall and Martin, 1995;Renzulli and Santi, 2000;Beier et al, 2006;Larrea et al, 2013Larrea et al, , 2014aZanon, 2015;Jeffery et al, 2016bJeffery et al, , 2017Canary islands: Freundt and Schmincke, 1995;Ablay et al, 1998;Neumann et al, 1999;Sliwinski et al, 2015;Tornare et al, 2016;Cape Verde: Holm et al, 2006;Kogarko, 2008;Hildner et al, 2011;Cameroon Line: Marzoli et al, 2000;Ascension Island: Harris, 1983;Kar et al, 1998;Chamberlain et al, 2016;Bouvet Island: Le Roex and Erlank, 1982;Prestvik et al, 1999; Tristan da Cunha: Le Roex et al, 1990;Harris et al, 2000;Gough Island: Le Roex, 1985;Harris et al, 2000;St. Helena: Baker, 1969; Fernando de Noronha: Weaver, 1990;Lopes and Ulbrich, 2015;…”