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Upper- and mid-mantle interaction between the Samoan plume and the Tonga–Kermadec slabs

Mantle plumes are thought to play a key role in transferring heat from the core–mantle boundary to the lithosphere, where it can significantly influence plate tectonics. On impinging on the lithosphere at spreading ridges or in intra-plate settings, mantle plumes may generate hotspots, large igneous...

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Publicado en:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Chang, Sung-Joon, Ferreira, Ana M. G., Faccenda, Manuele
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4773510/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26924190
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10799
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