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Remnant of the late Permian superplume that generated the Siberian Traps inferred from geomagnetic data

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  • Shiwen Li

    (Jilin University)

  • Yabin Li

    (Jilin University)

  • Yanhui Zhang

    (Shijiazhuang Tiedao University)

  • Zikun Zhou

    (Jilin University)

  • Junhao Guo

    (Jilin University)

  • Aihua Weng

    (Jilin University)

Abstract

Mantle plumes have played a key role in tectonic events such as continental break-up and large magmatic events since at least the formation of Gondwana. However, as their signatures on Earth’s surface, many of large igneous provinces have disappeared into the mantle during Earth’s long-term evolution, meaning that plume remnants in the mantle are crucial in advancing mantle plume theory and accurately reconstructing Earth history. Here we present an electrical conductivity model for North Asia constructed from geomagnetic data. The model shows a large high-electrical-conductivity anomaly in the mantle transition zone beneath the Siberian Traps at the time of their eruption that we interpret to be a thermal anomaly with trace amounts of melt. This anomaly lies almost directly over an isolated low-seismic-wave-velocity anomaly known as the Perm anomaly. The spatial correlation of our anomaly with the Siberian Traps suggests that it represents a remnant of a superplume that was generated from the Perm anomaly. This plume was responsible for the late Permian Siberian large igneous province. The model strengthens the validity of the mantle plume hypothesis.

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  • Shiwen Li & Yabin Li & Yanhui Zhang & Zikun Zhou & Junhao Guo & Aihua Weng, 2023. "Remnant of the late Permian superplume that generated the Siberian Traps inferred from geomagnetic data," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-7, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-37053-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37053-3
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