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Geologists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), MIT, and elsewhere find colliding continental plates may draw down more water than previously thought. This could help explain the explosiveness of some volcanic eruptions and the distribution of ore deposits such as copper, silver, and gold.
The emplacement of the Siberian Traps, the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) and the Wrangellia have been linked to end-Permian, end-Triassic mass extinctions, and to the Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE), respectively. Exploring the timing, eruptive styles, and volatile degassing of these Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) is crucial to understand their causal link to the catastrophic environmental crises that punctuated the Triassic. In this study we review the main characteristics of these LIPs, emphasizing common features and differences, and discussing aspects that are still in debate. Es...