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Geologists suggest early continents formed through mantle plumes, not plate collisions

Phys Dot Org 03 Jul 2025
... mantle plumes, rather than the plate tectonics that shape continents today.
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HKU Geologists Suggest Early Continents Formed through Mantle Plumes, Not Plate Collisions (The University of Hong Kong)

Public Technologies 03 Jul 2025
) Back HKU Geologists Suggest Early Continents Formed through Mantle Plumes, Not Plate Collisions ... An illustration depicting the formation of TTGs in a two-stage mantle plume-sagduction model.
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First Clear Example Of A “Ghost” Mantle Plume Discovered Beneath Arabia

IFL Science 20 Jun 2025
Evidence has been found for a mantle plume beneath Oman, on the Arabian Peninsula. Unlike all the confirmed mantle plumes found before, however, this one is not associated with current or recent volcanic activity, earning the title “ghost” plume.
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