Earth’s mantle composition revealed by mantle plumes
Dominique Weis, K. S. Harpp, Lauren N. Harrison, Maud Boyet, Catherine Chauvel, C. G. Farnetani, Valerie Finlayson, Kanani K. M. Lee, Rita Parai, Anat Shahar, Nicole M. B. Williamson
Topics & Concepts
Mantle (geology)GeologyMantle convectionMantle plumeEarth's internal heat budgetCrustal recyclingHotspot (geology)Transition zoneRadiogenic nuclidePlanetary differentiationPlumeGeophysicsCore–mantle boundaryGeochemistryCrustIsotopic signatureBasaltMantle wedgeEarth scienceContinental crustTectonicsIsotopeSubductionLithospherePaleontologyQuantum mechanicsThermodynamicsPhysicsGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies