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substance > suspended substance > plume > volcanic plume > mantle plume
... > phenomena > planetary phenomena > geosphere phenomena > volcanic phenomena > volcanic plume > mantle plume
... > phenomena > planetary phenomena > geological phenomena > volcanic phenomena > volcanic plume > mantle plume
... > phenomena > planetary phenomena > geosphere phenomena > volcanic activity > volcanic plume > mantle plume
... > phenomena > planetary phenomena > geological phenomena > volcanic activity > volcanic plume > mantle plume

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mantle plume  

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  • A mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle. As the heads of mantle plumes can partly melt when they reach shallow depths, they are thought to be the cause of volcanic centers known as hotspots and probably also to have caused flood basalts. [Wikipedia]

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