Crust and mantle structure beneath the Azores hotspot—evidence from geophysics
The Azores hotspot marks the triple junction between the North American, Eurasian, and African plates, and is responsible for the ~20 Ma Azores plateau, and ongoing, off-axis volcanism today. The dynamics of the interaction between the Azores hotspot and the slow-spreading North Atlantic ridge has l...
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Language: | English |
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Springer
2018
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