Bifurcation of the Yellowstone plume driven by subduction-induced mantle flow
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2013
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Kincaid, Christopher
Druken, K A
Griffiths, Ross
Stegman, D R
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The causes of volcanism in the northwestern United States over the past 20 million years are strongly contested. Three drivers have been proposed: melting associated with plate subduction; tectonic extension and magmatism resulting from rollback of a subd
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Keywords: magmatism; mantle plume; plate boundary; plate convergence; subduction; tectonic wedge; volcanism; Idaho; Snake River Plain; United States; Yellowstone Volcanic Plateau
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