Edge‐modulated stagnant‐lid convection and volcanic passive margins

The initial oceanic crust along volcanic passive margins is a factor of ∼3 greater than that of typical oceanic crust (20 versus 6–7 km). Convection driven by the edge of the continental lithosphere may cause mantle material to circulate through the shallow zone of significant melting beneath the na...

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Published in:	Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
Main Author:	Norman H. Sleep
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2007-12-01
Subjects:	volcanic passive margins stagnant‐lid convection hot spots mantle plumes large igneous provinces lithosphere
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GC001672