mantle plume

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

mantle plume (plural mantle plumes)

(geology) An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere.

Translations[edit]

upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle

Dutch: rookwolk (nl), stofwolk (nl)
Finnish: pluumi
French: nuage de fumée (fr)
German: Diapir m, Manteldiapir m, Plume m
Italian: colonna (it) f
Portuguese: pluma (pt) f

Further reading[edit]

mantle plume on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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