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- noun A large
mantle plume
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Examples
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Changing CO2 will not affect oceanic primary productivity except under extraordinary conditions, like the mid-Cretaceous superplume.
Hansen and Schmidt: Predicting the Past? « Climate Audit 2006
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When Africa split away from South America about 120 mya due to a possible superplume rising from within the earth, continental drift speeds increased and midocean ridges were lifted in the process.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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When Africa split away from South America about 120 mya due to a possible superplume rising from within the earth, continental drift speeds increased and midocean ridges were lifted in the process.
The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001
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