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Hot Spot

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013472

An area of concentrated heat in the mantle that produces magma that rises to the Earth's surface to form volcanic islands.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-013472
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Geology in the Parks Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013472",
  "term": "Hot Spot",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An area of concentrated heat in the mantle that produces magma that rises to the Earth's surface to form volcanic islands.",
  "references": [
    "USGS Geology in the Parks Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hot-spot/"
}

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