A long -hidden plum of Magma under Oman’s Salma Plateau may have played a surprising role in shaping the ancient journey of the Indian subcontinent, reports of researchers. This “ghost” plum – hot materials trapped under the thick crust of the Earth – cannot burst, but maybe the Indian tectonic plate course transferred Eurasia tens of millions of years ago during its dramatic confrontation. For the first time in the magazine, Earth and Planetary Vigyan Patra, the detailed, discovery reveals a new class of mental plums that quietly shape the continents, without the specific signature of the surface volcanoes.
The ‘Ghost’ plum hidden under Oman may have carried on India’s confrontation path with Eurasia.
A living science ReportThe plum was detected using seismic data from the dense sensor network of Oman. Under the leadership of Geophazist Simone Pilia, the group found that the plum replaced the way the sound waves move through the earth’s layers, which in turn pointed to its appearance. Unlike most mental plums, which grow and burst through the sea plates, the donor is amgmatic and does not produce surface explosions due to thick continental crusts above the plum. This discovery means that there may be many hidden plums under the continents.
Dani Plum is the first such non-encourse plum under an continental plate, making scientists’ approaches how mental dynamics exit. Researchers also calculated the movement of the Indian plate and found that it had taken a significant turn 40 to 25 million years ago, which could be affected by the shrinking stress created by the plum. The effect of plums on topography is expected to be regularly smaller, but its geological role may be relatively large.
While plums usually leave a visible Volcanic Trail- Such as the island chain of Hawaii- Evidence of Dani Plum may be erased by subduction activity in the nearby Makran region. Nevertheless, researchers say that this discovery opens the door to discover more “ghosts” plums, especially in areas with similar thick crusts such as Africa. As seismic technologies move forward, more silent underground forces shaping the history of the Earth can come to light.