Multiple Choice
What is the cause of the magmas currently erupting in the Hawaiian Islands?
A) flux- melting associated with subduction and a convergence between two sub- plates in the Pacific basin
B) shallow decompression melting along a mid- Pacific ridge, spreading NE- SW
C) shear melting associated with a mid- Pacific transform fault
D) shallow decompression melting of a fixed mantle plume, with magmas rising through the NW- moving Pacific plate
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