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THE hypothesis of hot spots is central to many discussions about volcanism; it was first put forward by Wilson1 and has just been reemphasised by Morgan2 who proposes that a hot spot corresponds to the top of a plume raising from the deep mantle3. As a plate drifts above it, volcanic activity takes place, giving rise to a linear chain structure with a uniform progression of ages from the active head in a direction defined by the reversed absolute drift velocity of the plate.
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FROIDEVAUX, C., BROUSSE, R. & BELLON, H. Hot spot in France?. Nature 248, 749–751 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248749a0
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