Mantle Plumes

Spreading ridge migration enabled by plume-ridge de-anchoring featured image

Spreading ridge migration enabled by plume-ridge de-anchoring

Numerical modelling shows that high-buoyancy mantle plumes can capture and de-anchor spreading ridges, enabling their migration over vast distances.

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The isotopic origin of Lord Howe Island reveals secondary mantle plume twinning in the Tasman Sea featured image

The isotopic origin of Lord Howe Island reveals secondary mantle plume twinning in the Tasman Sea

First radiogenic isotope data from Lord Howe Island lavas reveal a secondary mantle plume twin in the Tasman Sea with a distinct deep mantle source.

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