Hot spot in France?

THE hypothesis of hot spots is central to many discussions about volcanism; it was first put forward by Wilson 1 and has just been reemphasised by Morgan 2 who proposes that a hot spot corresponds to the top of a plume raising from the deep mantle 3 . As a plate drifts above it, volcanic activity ta...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1974-01, Vol.248 (5451), p.749-751
Main Authors: FROIDEVAUX, C, BROUSSE, R, BELLON, H
Format: Article
Language:English
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Humanities and Social Sciences
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Summary:THE hypothesis of hot spots is central to many discussions about volcanism; it was first put forward by Wilson 1 and has just been reemphasised by Morgan 2 who proposes that a hot spot corresponds to the top of a plume raising from the deep mantle 3 . As a plate drifts above it, volcanic activity takes place, giving rise to a linear chain structure with a uniform progression of ages from the active head in a direction defined by the reversed absolute drift velocity of the plate.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/248749a0