Mantle Plumes and Mountains

Mantle Plumes and Mountains

Murphy et al contend that the interplay of horizontal motions of traditional subduction-related mountain building processes with vertical plumes of anomalously hot mantle ascending from thousands of kilometers below the earth's surface built the Rocky Mountains.

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Veröffentlicht in:American scientist 1999-03, Vol.87 (2), p.146-153
Hauptverfasser: Murphy, J. Brendan, Oppliger, Gary L, Brimhall, George H. Jr, Hynes, Andrew
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Continents
Earth
Formations (Geology)
Geological formations
Geology
Geology, Research
Hawaii
Hot spots (Geology)
Mantle
Mantle (Geology)
Mantle plumes
Mountains
Orogeny
Plate tectonics
Rock formations
Rocky Mountains
Subduction zones
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Zusammenfassung:Murphy et al contend that the interplay of horizontal motions of traditional subduction-related mountain building processes with vertical plumes of anomalously hot mantle ascending from thousands of kilometers below the earth's surface built the Rocky Mountains.
ISSN:0003-0996
1545-2786
DOI:10.1511/1999.20.146