What is the cause of the magmas currently erupting in the Hawaiian Islands?
A) flux- melting associated with subduction and a convergence between two sub- plates in the Pacific basin
B) shallow decompression melting along a mid- Pacific ridge, spreading NE- SW
C) shear melting associated with a mid- Pacific transform fault
D) shallow decompression melting of a fixed mantle plume, with magmas rising through the NW- moving Pacific plate

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The magmas currently erupting in the Hawaiian Islands are caused by shallow decompression melting of a fixed mantle plume. As the Pacific plate moves northwestward, it passes over this stationary hot spot, leading to the formation of the islands through volcanic activity.

What Is the Cause of the Magmas Currently Erupting in the Hawaiian