Re: Scientists confirm 500-mile finger of molten rock under Yellowstone

I got a kick out of movement of the Earth's mantle referred to as the "mantle wind".

The article doesn't really explain why the plume would consume mountains. If it produced surface eruptions, I would expect it to produce mountains as subsurface material is released at the crust. Perhaps it "melts" underlying rock structure and undermines the mountain structure or prevents upthrusting of rock strata.

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tomdisco
I got a kick out of movement of the Earth's mantle referred to as the "mantle wind".

So whenever the caldera erupts, is it known as "Breaking wind"?

That Mantle, such an uncouth geologic feature...

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bpnjensen
So whenever the caldera erupts, is it known as "Breaking wind"?

I knew somebody would just have to...

This version is a bit better:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091214075225.htm