Are splash plumes the origin of minor hotspots?
Authors:
- J.H. DaviesJDJ.H. Davies
- H.-P. BungeHBH.-P. Bunge
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of America in Geology
- Vol. 34 (5) , 349
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