The mechanisms for forming the abundant volcanic islands on ocean floors are debated. The geochemical signature of volcanic rocks from the northeast Indian Ocean suggests that seamounts there formed from melting recycled ancient continental rocks.
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Gibson, S. Christmas recycling. Nature Geosci 4, 823–824 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1337
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