High MgO Galápagos basalts exhibit a range of 187Os/188Os comparable to global OIB.
187Os/188Os of Galápagos basalts broadly correlates with distance from plume stem.
187Os/188Os of Galápagos basalts is influenced by melt flux to the crust.
Os threshold value for crustal contamination in OIB varies with setting.
Some regions of lower oceanic crust may have higher 187Os than previously found.