[Rockhounds] Yellowstone Driven by Sinking Farallon Plate

[Paul]

A sinking, melting ancient tectonic plate may fuel Yellowstone’s
supervolcano. Computer simulations suggest that a core-deep
plume of magma isn’t needed to power the massive eruptions
by Carolyn Grambling, Science News, January 2, 2018
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sinking-melting-ancient-tectonic-plate-may-fuel-yellowstones-supervolcano

Zhou, Q., Liu, L. and Hu, J., 2018. Western US volcanism due
to intruding oceanic mantle driven by ancient Farallon slabs.
Nature Geoscience, 11(1), p. 70-76.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-017-0035-y

Your,

Paul H.