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Question:

What is the mechanism behind a Hotspot?

Author: Ánh Đoàn



Answer:

-A pressure increase in the core-mantle interface creates a mantle diapir (bubble of magma). -The diapir propogates through the mantle up to the crust -The diapir ermerges on the surface -> Hotspot.


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