Galápagos plume track
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The Galápagos plume track is a volcanic hotspot trail on the Pacific seafloor formed by the movement of tectonic plates over the Galápagos mantle plume, creating features such as the Cocos Ridge and associated seamount chains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galápagos plume track canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hotspot track
ⓘ
tectonic feature ⓘ volcanic feature ⓘ |
| ageProgression | older volcanic edifices farther from the Galápagos hotspot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cocos–Nazca spreading center
ⓘ
Galápagos Spreading Center ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
age-progressive seamount chains
ⓘ
linear volcanic ridges ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
hotspot reference frame reconstructions
ⓘ
relative motion of Cocos Plate over the Galápagos plume ⓘ relative motion of Nazca Plate over the Galápagos plume ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
geochemical isotopic signatures of lavas
ⓘ
radiometric dating of basalts ⓘ seafloor magnetic anomalies ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Galápagos hotspot
ⓘ
surface form:
Galápagos mantle plume
mantle plume volcanism ⓘ |
| formedByProcess | partial melting of upwelling mantle plume material ⓘ |
| genesisProcess | plate motion over a fixed mantle plume ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Carnegie Ridge
ⓘ
Carnegie Ridge seamounts ⓘ Cocos Ridge ⓘ Cocos Ridge seamounts ⓘ Cocos–Nazca spreading center ⓘ
surface form:
Cocos–Nazca spreading center seamount chains
Galápagos Rise ⓘ
surface form:
Coiba Ridge
Malpelo Ridge ⓘ Wolf–Darwin Lineament ⓘ
surface form:
Wolf–Darwin lineament
|
| hotspotType | deep mantle plume hotspot ⓘ |
| influences | bathymetry of the eastern equatorial Pacific seafloor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Galápagos Islands ⓘ |
| olderEndExtendsToward | Central America ⓘ |
| onTectonicPlate |
Cocos Plate
ⓘ
Nazca Plate ⓘ Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| orientation | generally east–west ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Galápagos Islands
ⓘ
Galápagos hotspot ⓘ intraoceanic large igneous province formation ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
marine geology
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| substrate | oceanic crust ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Cocos–Nazca spreading center
ⓘ
surface form:
Nazca–Cocos–Pacific plate triple junction region
intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| youngerEndNear | Galápagos Islands ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.