African cratonic lithosphere carved by mantle plumes

Cratons represent the ancient cores of continental plates and are generally thought to have been stable since the Archean. Here however, the authors combine seismic analysis with kimberlite data to infer complete destruction of cratonic lithosphere in some places of the African continent.

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Auteurs principaux: Nicolas Luca Celli, Sergei Lebedev, Andrew J. Schaeffer, Carmen Gaina
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/3a6526a243764ede9613db7141ce277b
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