Question

What do you understand by mantle plumes. Discuss. Also, explain their importance in earth sciences.(250 words)?

Answer 1

Hey mate! A mantle plume is a proposed mechanism of convection of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle

Mantle plume. A mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle. As the heads of mantle plumes can partly melt when they reach shallow depths, they are thought to be the cause of volcanic centers known as hotspots and probably also to have caused flood basalts.