superplume

geology

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In Earth: The interior of Earth
…in the occurrence of temporary superplumes—huge, rising jets of hot, partially molten rock—which may originate from a deep layer near the core-mantle interface. Much larger than ordinary thermal plumes, such as that associated with the Hawaiian island chain in the central Pacific (see volcano: Intraplate volcanism), superplumes may have had…
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