Diapir modeling (IMAGE)

University of Wyoming

Diapir modeling

Caption

Numerical modeling of sediment subducted beneath North American crust suggests that the sediment may buoyantly rise up through the mantle, like a lava lamp blob, and become attached to the base of the crust.

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Jay Chapman

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