Are mantle plumes periodic?

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Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 113-114

  Rampino, Michael R ^a   Prokoph, Andreas ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84978532278     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013EO120001     Document Type: Review

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