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The Réunion hotspot is a volcanic hotspot which currently lies under the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Chagos-Laccadive Ridge and the southern part of the Mascarene Plateau are volcanic traces of the Réunion hotspot. The hotspot is believed to have been active for over 65 million years.
Dec 23, 2019 · The Réunion hotspot (produced the Deccan Traps about 66 million years ago) coincides with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (also known as Cretaceous-Tertiary (K-T) extinction or ― fifth and the most recent mass extinction).
Aug 7, 2019 · The hypothesis that Réunion is an intraplate hotspot possibly fed by a hot, buoyant upwelling rooted deep in the mantle was already put forward by Jason Morgan (1971, 1972) in his famous papers outlining the classical mantle plume hypothesis.
Jul 6, 2011 · The Réunion hotspot is an archetypal deep mantle plume with a plume head that arrived at the Earth’s surface around 67 Myr ago, erupting the flood basalts that formed the Deccan traps, and...
Apr 1, 2009 · Reunion hotspot is often viewed as a typical intraplate hotspot, which can be traced back along the southern Mascarene Plateau and the Chagos - Laccadive Ridge to the Deccan flood basalt,...
Réunion is a mafic island formed as a result of the Réunion hotspot in the Indian Ocean, the same hotspot that produced the massive basalt flows of the Deccan Traps, when it was beneath India more than 66 million years ago.
Apr 23, 2018 · Our inference is supported by volcanic age distributions along the Reunion hotspot track, the anomalously high residual bathymetry of the Central Indian Ridge, full-waveform seismic tomography...
Nov 4, 2019 · Füri, E. et al. Helium isotope variations between Réunion Island and the Central Indian Ridge (17°–21° S): new evidence for ridge-hot spot interaction. J. Geophys.
Jul 21, 2021 · The connection between the Réunion hotspot and the South-Africa Large Low-Shear Velocity Province (LLSVP) is also brought to light. Our findings suggest a long-lived Réunion hotspot, since the lower part of the conduit appears to be anchored in the lower mantle, likely fed by the African LLSVP.
Mar 29, 2001 · The origin of the island is commonly attributed to a hot spot. According to certain scientists, this hot spot first created the Deccan Traps, a large basalt province in India, about 65 million years ago and may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
