Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava

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Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava

Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be, according to scientists, a new mantle plume. Mantle plumes emerge from the earth's core and, in the past, have resulted in the Hawaiian islands and Yellowstone National Park's geysers. In this case, the plume has caused the region to dome upwards by almost one mile above sea level and 500 miles in diameter as the lava pools.