Mantle plumes and continental tectonics
Hill RI, Campbell IH, Davies GF, Griffiths RW. 1992. Mantle plumes and continental tectonics. Science. 256(5054):186-193
Postulates the Yellowstone plume neared to top of its ascent into the crust ca. 17.5 million years ago. The plume's entire history at any one spot takes ~8 million years, consistent with passage of the North American plate at 25 km per million years over a plume conduit 200 km across.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hill, R; Campbell, I; Davies, G; Griffiths, R
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Crust (Earth's), Geology, Mantle, Tectonics, Yellowstone Hotspot