Sentences with phrase «older seamounts»
«We suspect, but we have no clue, that there was one region that was particularly stuck — an old seamount or chunk,» Simons explains.
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Moving tectonic plates sit above the mantle and carry newly formed seamounts away from the plume underneath — the oldest seamounts in a chain are therefore furthest away from the plume.
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The study shows that mounds of old volcanic rock, called seamounts, are the drains and spigots for a vast plumbing system that pumps hot, mineral - rich fluids under the sea floor.