Record of massive upwellings from the Pacific large low shear velocity province

oleh: Pilar Madrigal, Esteban Gazel, Kennet E. Flores, Michael Bizimis, Brian Jicha

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-11-01

Deskripsi

Large igneous provinces may record pulses mantle plume upwellings and their relationship with deep-rooted mantle sources. Madrigal et al. present a new petrological model of the Pacific Ocean Large Igneous Province finding that mantle plume pulses were separated by 10–20 Ma.