Kimberlite eruptions driven by slab flux and subduction angle

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 9216
• Main Authors: Mather, Ben R, Müller, R Dietmar, Alfonso, Christopher P, Seton, Maria, Wright, Nicky M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 06.06.2023; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Carbon cycle; Cretaceous; Earth mantle; Eruptions; Geological time; Geology; Hydrologic cycle; Kinematics; Lithosphere; Multivariate analysis; Plumes; Return flow; Rheology; Velocity

Kimberlites are sourced from thermochemical upwellings which can transport diamonds to the surface of the crust. The majority of kimberlites preserved at the Earth's surface erupted between 250 and 50 million years ago, and have been attributed to changes in plate velocity or mantle plumes. How...