Discovery helps solve mystery source of African lava

Discovery helps solve mystery source of African lava
East Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 28, 2014 - Floods of molten lava may sound like the stuff of apocalyptic theorists, but history is littered with evidence of such past events where vast lava outpourings originating deep in the Earth accompany the breakup of continents. New research at Michigan State University shows that the source of some of these epic outpourings, however, may not be as deep as once thought. The results, published ... more

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