Presents a collection of papers discussing various hypotheses and models of planetary plumes.

Recently, recognition of the potential role of large igneous provinces in affecting ocean and atmosphere systems and biotic evolutionary pathways has lead to in

Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are intraplate magmatic events, involving volumes of mainly mafic magma upwards of 100,000 km3, and often above 1 million km3. Th

This work is part of a series which aims to provide a public record of the features of interest at localities being considered for notification as Sites of Spec

"Comprises articles stemming from the March 2013 international conference at London's Natural History Museum. Researchers across geological, geophysical, and bi