Tracking a Disappearing Mantle Plume in Ancient Samoa

A thick portion of Earth’s crust may have capped the Samoan plume and suppressed volcanism for 30 million years, explaining a curious gap along the Samoan chain.

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Eos
Published
2024-10-25
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/2024eo240482
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Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
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Tracking a Disappearing Mantle Plume in Ancient Samoa

Nathaniel Scharping
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Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
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Tracking a Disappearing Mantle Plume in Ancient Samoa

Nathaniel Scharping
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Abstract

A thick portion of Earth’s crust may have capped the Samoan plume and suppressed volcanism for 30 million years, explaining a curious gap along the Samoan chain.

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