Wei Lin Leng

Abstract Mantle plumes, rising from Earth’s deep interior, are expected to produce a single age-progressive hotspot track. However, Hawaiian volcanoes younger than ~7 million years form two subparallel volcanic chains, the Loa and Kea trends. The mechanism behind this double-track volcanism and its connection to deep mantle reservoirs remain unresolved.

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