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New major and trace element data on samples collected during the IODP (International Ocean Discovery Program) Expedition 396, ODP (Ocean Drilling Program) Leg 104, and DSDP (Deep Sea Drilling Project) Leg 38 on the Vøring margin, including 209 whole rocks analyses on hard rock samples (basalt, granite, andesite, dacite and rhyolite), 13 whole rock data on ash layers, and 381 in situ pXRF analyses on basaltic rocks. The DIGIS geochemical data repository is a research data repository in the Earth Sciences domain with a specific focus on geochemical data. The repository archives, publishes and makes accessible user-contributed, peer-reviewed research data in standardised form (EarthChem Team, 2022, https://doi.org/10.26022/IEDA/112263) that fall within the scope of the GEOROC database (https://georoc.eu). All submissions of new data will be considered for inclusion in the GEOROC database. It is hosted at GFZ Data Services through a collaboration between the Digital Geochemical Data Infrastructure (DIGIS) for GEOROC 2.0 (https://digis.geo.uni-goettingen.de) and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. 

The mid-Norwegian margin is one of the best studied volcanic rifted margin on Earth. Geophysical investigations have demonstrated the presence of well-developed seaward-dipping reflectors, landward-dipping reflectors, marginal highs, ash layers and sill complexes. These features have been proven to consist of magmatic rocks through the international Deep Sea Drilling Program (DSDP expedition 38, 1974), Ocean Drilling Program (ODP expedition 104, 1985), International Discovery Program (IODP expedition 396, 2021), and commercial drilling. A total of fifteen drill cores penetrated magmatic rocks that formed between 57 and 50 million-years ago. Here we provide a compilation of all new and published data for magmatic rocks in the fifteen drill cores (n= 563). This dataset represent a resource for examining the origin of magmatism associated with continental breakup and rifted margin formation, particularly the formation of excess magmatism compared to normal mid-oceanic spreading ridges, mantle-crust interaction, and the linkage of magmatism to global hyperthermal events on Earth’s surface. The DIGIS geochemical data repository is a research data repository in the Earth Sciences domain with a specific focus on geochemical data. It is hosted at GFZ Data Services through a collaboration between the Digital Geochemical Data Infrastructure (DIGIS) for GEOROC 2.0 (https://digis.geo.uni-goettingen.de) and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. The repository archives, publishes and makes accessible user-contributed, peer-reviewed research data that fall within the scope of the GEOROC database. Compilations of previously published data are also made available on the GEOROC website (https://georoc.eu) as Expert Datasets. 

Abstract The mid‐Norwegian Margin, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP), is a well‐studied volcanic rifted margin formed during the breakup between Greenland and Eurasia ∼56 Ma, with the largest accumulation of magmatic material hosted by the Vøring Margin section. Despite extensive study in the area, the main controls on magmatic productivity during continental breakup remain debated. To constrain the drivers of breakup magmatism, we developed an inverse Monte Carlo statistical melting model that infers source mineralogy from basalt chemistry. When applied to basalts recently recovered on the Vøring Margin, our results reveal a clear shift in source mineralogy during rifting, with peak magmatism coinciding with clinopyroxene enrichment, despite mantle potential temperatures likely being capped below 1500°C. We also establish that, while the proto‐Iceland mantle plume played a role during the emplacement of the NAIP, the main driver for the continental breakup magmatism is lithospheric thinning as a consequence of continent breakup. This study provides new insights into the magmatic and geodynamic evolution of the mid‐Norwegian Margin, emphasizing the role of lithospheric refertilization in driving breakup magmatism.