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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (32205)12/3/2003 5:55:54 PM
From: lurqer  Read Replies (2) of 89467
 
Haven't thought about Yellowstone in awhile - probably since the big fires. I recall considering the possibility that it might be like Hawaii. In our 50th state, there is an upwelling fount from below that breaks through the surface and creates a volcanic island. Since the surface plate is moving over the fount, a series of islands are created that now stretch from the Big Island to Midway.

If a continental plate was over such a fount instead of the ocean floor, you should be able to see a record trail of the volcanic activity as the continental plate moved over the fount. There is some evidence of such a trail in Idaho.

Now as I said, I haven't looked into this for a long time, and there may be new evidence to either support or refute the concept. But it is intriguing.

JMO

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