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Morgan, W.J. (1971). Convection plumes in the lower mantle. Nature 230(5288): 42-43.

Plate tectonics, rigid plate motions above localized mantle upwellings, convection currents, formation of aseismic ridges

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	Abstract
	Abstract

	Table 1
	Table 2

	Laboratory Methods

	Plate Motion with Respect to Flow Away from Hotspots
	Hotspots Provide the Driving Force for Plate Motion

Keywords
causes, continental drift, convection, mantle, processes, 18, Solid-earth geophysics

Journal
Nature
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