On the relative motions of long-lived Pacific mantle plumes

Autor: Kevin Konrad, Anthony A. P. Koppers, Bernhard Steinberger, Valerie A. Finlayson, Jasper G. Konter, Matthew G. Jackson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03277-x
Popis: Using mantle plumes to reconstruct past plate motion is complicated, because plumes may not be fixed. Here, the authors demonstrate using 40Ar/39Ar ages that the Rurutu plume is relatively stable compared to the rapidly moving Hawaiian plume, yet it has a similar deep mantle origin.
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