Biswamoy Biswas supported the view that " nigriceps " ( having upper mantle grey and lower mantle rufous ) was a hybrid of " tricolor " and " erythronotus ".
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Although it is now well accepted that subducting slabs cross the mantle transition zone and descend into the lower mantle, debate about the existence and continuity of plumes from the lower mantle.
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Akimotoite is believed to be a significant mineral in the Earth's mantle at depths of in cooler regions of the mantle such as where a subducted slab enters into the lower mantle.
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Although it is now well accepted that subducting slabs cross the mantle transition zone and descend into the lower mantle, debate about the existence and continuity of plumes from the lower mantle.
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The mantle was divided into the upper mantle, transition zone, and lower mantle as a result of sudden seismic-velocity discontinuities at depths of 410 and 660 km ( 250 to 400 miles ).
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In mantle plume theory, this is explained by plumes tapping a deep, primordial reservoir in the lower mantle, where the original, high 3 He / 4 He ratios have been preserved throughout geologic time.
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The hotspot also triggers thermal plumes and incorporates small amounts of lower mantle material ( resulting in a mixed Ocean Island Basalt ( OIB ) / Mid-ocean ridge basalt ( MORB ) signature ).
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But the superplumes come from far deeper, crossing the boundary between the upper and lower mantle about 400 miles ( 645 kilometers ) deep, an area that had been thought by some scientists to impede the flow of material.
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Silicate perovskite may form up to 93 % of the lower mantle, and the magnesium iron form, ( Mg, Fe ) SiO 3, is considered to be the most abundant mineral in the Earth, making up 38 % of its volume.
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While the underlying forces that caused the Earth's crust to break up and continue to push the fragments around every which way are not yet well understood, geologists believe that currents in the semi-molten layer called the lower mantle are responsible.
