What is a mantle plume?

A volcanic hotspot is where magma pushes up from under the mantle and creates a volcano. The earth's plates move along and another volcano is created later. ... hotspot volcanoes, Earth Plan. Sci. Lett., 60, 195–206. Article Google ... (1991) Volcano spacing and plate rigidity, Geology, 19, 397–400. Article ... Jul 3, 2016 ... The volcanoes of Hawaii, Iceland, the Galapagos and Yellowstone form from plumes of mantle beneath the surface, making them hotspot volcanoes. It is a type of unique volcanism because most frequently volcanoes develop in the boundaries of tectonic plaques. The best well known examples of hotspot ... It is this that fuels a chain of volcanoes, such as the Aleutian Islands, near Alaska. Hotspot volcanic chains. The joint mantle plume/hotspot hypothesis ... Sep 23, 2019 ... ... hotspot volcanic ash and fluxes into the Pacific Ocean. Open Access ... Our data show that volcanic ash from both subduction zone and hot spot ... intraplate, hotspot volcano, on four occasions from February 1987 to September 1990. ... (hotspot and island-arc) hydrothermal venting, if analogous to ... The movement carries the volcanic islands away from the hot spot, making them dormant. Meanwhile new, active volcanoes form at the hot spot, which today is ... This lies at a fixed position under the Tectonic Plate. As the plate moves over this “hot spot”, the upwelling lava creates a steady succession of new volcanoes ... Sep 29, 2010 ... Image of a diagram showing a 'hotspot' volcano (e.g., Hawaii). Button that takes you back to Volcanoes main page. HTML code by Chris Kreger