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Yes, there's a chemical component as well. I was simplifying. Regardless, though, they're not core material rising up. They're still basically olivine+pyroxen
by jofer 4y ago
Yes, there's a chemical component as well. I was simplifying. Regardless, though, they're not core material rising up. They're still basically olivine+pyroxenes+etc, same as what's around them. They're not the exact same, and indeed they bring deep mantle material up, but they're not nickle-iron rising up from the outer core, which is what I was trying to get across.