"mantle plume" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mantle plumes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mantle plume (plural mantle plumes)
  1. (geology) An upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle which spreads sideways when it reaches the lithosphere. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (upwelling of abnormally hot molten material from the Earth's mantle): rookwolk (Dutch), stofwolk (Dutch), pluumi (Finnish), nuage de fumée (French), Diapir [masculine] (German), Manteldiapir [masculine] (German), Plume [masculine] (German), colonna [feminine] (Italian), pluma [feminine] (Portuguese)

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