Lithospheric topography, tilted plumes, and the track of the Snake River-Yellowstone hot spot

Tectonics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Shervais, John W ^a   Hanan, Barry B ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRATON; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

IDAHO; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; SNAKE RIVER; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE RIVER;

EID: 58149519348     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007TC002181     Document Type: Article

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