What can occur during the evolution of a hot spot?
A) an initial period of subsidence as magmas rise from the mantle
B) formation of a fold and thrust belt
C) formation of rifts that radiate out from the hot spot
D) thickening of the crust beneath a passive margin
E) none of these

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Hot spots can lead to the formation of rifts that radiate out from the central point where the mantle plume reaches the surface, as the upwelling material exerts pressure on the overlying lithosphere.

What Can Occur During the Evolution of a Hot Spot