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Distribution of hotspots on Earth. Red: origin in the lower mantle, Yellow: origin in the upper mantle, Green: origin in the lithosphere (translated from the German language caption)

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English: Postulated "hot spots" as categorized by Courtillot et al (2003):
  • large red circles: possible core-mantle-boundary origin (9)
  • medium-sized yellow circles: possible upper-mantle origin (12)
  • small green circles: possible lithospheric origin (28)
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  • Courtillot, Vincent; Davaille, Anne; Besse, Jean; Stock, Joann (2003). "Three distinct types of hotspots in the Earth's mantle". Earth and Planetary Science Letters 205: 295–308. DOI:10.1016/S0012-821X(02)01048-8.
  • Foulger, Gillian R. (2010) Plates vs. Plumes: A Geological Controversy, Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 978-1-4443-3679-5. p. 19, Figure 1.9.
Author Foulger
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