The dynamical and thermal structure of deep mantle plumes

1983 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Loper ◽  
Frank D. Stacey
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Structure ◽  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Deep Mantle

scholarly journals Ancient subducted oceans controlling the positioning of deep mantle plumes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Heron ◽  
Juliane Dannberg ◽  
Rene Gassmöller ◽  
Grace Shephard ◽  
Jeroen van Hunen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Deep Mantle

scholarly journals Evaluating the Resolution of Deep Mantle Plumes in Teleseismic Traveltime Tomography

2018 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 384-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Maguire ◽  
Jeroen Ritsema ◽  
Mickaël Bonnin ◽  
Peter E. van Keken ◽  
Saskia Goes
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Traveltime Tomography ◽  
Deep Mantle

scholarly journals A catalogue of deep mantle plumes: New results from finite-frequency tomography

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Montelli ◽  
G. Nolet ◽  
F. A. Dahlen ◽  
G. Masters
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Finite Frequency ◽  
Deep Mantle

scholarly journals African cratonic lithosphere carved by mantle plumes

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Luca Celli ◽  
Sergei Lebedev ◽  
Andrew J. Schaeffer ◽  
Carmen Gaina
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Tomography ◽  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Large Igneous Provinces ◽  
Deep Mantle ◽  
Igneous Provinces ◽  
Waveform Tomography

AbstractHow cratons, the ancient cores of continents, evolved since their formation over 2.5 Ga ago is debated. Seismic tomography can map the thick lithosphere of cratons, but its resolution is low in sparsely sampled continents. Here we show, using waveform tomography with a large, newly available dataset, that cratonic lithosphere beneath Africa is more complex and fragmented than seen previously. Most known diamondiferous kimberlites, indicative of thick lithosphere at the time of eruption, are where the lithosphere is thin today, implying surprisingly widespread lithospheric erosion over the last 200 Ma. Large igneous provinces, attributed to deep-mantle plumes, were emplaced near all lithosphere-loss locations, concurrently with or preceding the loss. This suggests that the cratonic roots foundered once modified by mantle plumes. Our results imply that the total volume of cratonic lithosphere has decreased since its Archean formation, with the fate of each craton depending on its movements relative to plumes.

Volcanic Couples and Deep Mantle Plumes

Nature ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 247 (5438) ◽  
pp. 191-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. STRONG
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Deep Mantle

scholarly journals Deep mantle plumes and an increasing Earth radius

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-178
Author(s):  
Matthew R. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Earth Radius ◽  
Deep Mantle

How many Pacific hotspots are fed by deep-mantle plumes?

Geology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valérie Clouard ◽  
Alain Bonneville
Keyword(s):  
Mantle Plumes ◽  
Deep Mantle
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