In the nomenclature of J.Tuzo Wilson, a very long-lived magma source rising from deep in the mantle is called a(n)________.
A)hot spot
B)old flame
C)basalt fount
D)melt welt

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J. Tuzo Wilson referred to a very long-lived magma source rising from deep in the mantle as a hot spot. This term is still widely used in geology today to describe areas of volcanic activity that are not associated with plate boundaries.

In the Nomenclature of J