Melting during late-stage rifting in Afar is hot and deep

D. J. Ferguson (), J. Maclennan, I. D. Bastow, D. M. Pyle, S. M. Jones, D. Keir, J. D. Blundy, T. Plank and G. Yirgu
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D. J. Ferguson: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
J. Maclennan: University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK
I. D. Bastow: Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
D. M. Pyle: University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3AN, UK
S. M. Jones: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
D. Keir: National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
J. D. Blundy: University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, UK
T. Plank: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
G. Yirgu: Addis Ababa University

Nature, 2013, vol. 499, issue 7456, 70-73

Abstract: Large volumes of molten rock break through the Earth’s crust during continental breakup, and here it is shown that the cause is primarily very high mantle temperatures (under a thick plate), rather than plate thinning.

Date: 2013
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