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Map of the study area in western India showing a network of seismic recording stations

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Hunting the Source of Deccan Traps Volcanism Using Seismic Waves

by F. Darbyshire 1 March 202110 November 2021

Seismic velocity patterns beneath the Deccan Traps region in western India reveal its volcanic history.

Cliffs of 1.1-billion-year-old volcanic rocks from the Midcontinent rift in Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota tower above the brilliant blue waters of Lake Superior.

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New Insights into North America’s Midcontinent Rift

by S. Stein, C. Stein, J. Kley, R. Keller, M. Merino, E. Wolin, D. Wiens, M. E. Wysession, G. Al-Equabi, W. Shen, A. Frederiksen, F. Darbyshire, D. Jurdy, Gregory Waite, W. Rose, E. Vye, T. Rooney, R. Moucha and E. Brown 4 August 201628 September 2021

The Midcontinent Rift has characteristics of a large igneous province, causing geologists to rethink some long-standing assumptions about how this giant feature formed.

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