Mantle plumes - both deep and shallow
http://records.viu.ca/~earles/mantle-plume-depths-jan04.htm

Earle Steven, Malaspina University College


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This webpage summarizes a 2004 paper published in the journal Science by Montelli and others suggesting that some mantle plumes are "deep" (interpreted to originate from the core-mantle boundary), while others are "shallow" (interpreted to originate near the 670 km phase change).


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