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Geologists find magma ‘conveyor belt’ fueling the longest supervolcanic eruption on… – AlKhaleej Today

Geologists find magma ‘conveyor belt’ fueling the longest supervolcanic eruption on…

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An underground conveyor belt of magma that has been rising to the surface for millions of years was responsible for the longest stretch of erupting supervolcanoes ever seen on the planet, according to new research. Shifts in the sea floor led to the formation of channels that allowed magma to flow freely, researchers say. This resulted in an extended eruption period from about 122 million years to 90 million years ago; extraordinary when you consider that these types of currents usually only lasted…

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