Jonny Wu, University of Houston (IMAGE)

University of Houston

Jonny Wu, University of Houston

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University of Houston assistant professor of structural geology, tectonics and mantle structure, Jonny Wu, is reporting in the journal Geology,/i> that one of the most significant plate tectonic shifts in the Pacific Ocean forced a volcano chain into dormancy 50 million years ago.

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